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+[[!comment format=mdwn
+ username="http://joeyh.name/"
+ ip="4.153.8.117"
+ subject="comment 1"
+ date="2012-12-13T17:03:08Z"
+ content="""
+Due to the way git-annex runs rsync, which involves a specific -e parameter it constructs that, you cannot pass -e in annex-rsync-options anyway; or if you do you'll bypass use of git-annex-shell, which is not desirable. I have not checked which, but would not recommend use of it.
+
+There is no need for ugly workarounds. Just use ~/.ssh/config to configure the hostname to use the nonstandard port it needs. For example:
+
+<pre>
+Host example.com
+Port 2234
+</pre>
+
+Or, to make a separate example.com-2234 host that can be used to use the nonstandard port:
+
+<pre>
+Host example.com-2234
+Hostname example.com
+Port 2234
+</pre>
+"""]]