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13 'rexec': a remote execution program
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'rexec' is a program that executes a program on another host.

Synopsis:

     rexec --user=LOGIN --password=PASS --host=HOST  \
           [OPTION] COMMAND

13.1 Command line options
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'-4'
'--ipv4'
     Use only IPv4 connections as all times.

'-6'
'--ipv6'
     Use only IPv6 connections.

'-a'
'--ipany'
     Allow any address family for connections.  This is the default.

'-e'
'--error=PORT'
     Specify the TCP port to use for stderr redirection, in case it is
     not specified a random port will be used.

'-h'
'--host=NAME'
     Specify the host with whom to connect: symbolic name or address.

'-n'
'--noerr'
     If specified, an error stream will not be created.

'-p'
'--password=PASSWD'
     Specify the password for logging-in.  The special value consisting
     of a single dash '-' will make 'rexec' read a single line from
     stdin.  This input is then used as password and is passed as such
     to the remote server.  Thus it is possible to hide vital access
     information slightly better than the full disclosure implicit in
     the text of a command line option.

'-P'
'--port=NUM'
     Specify to which numerical port a connection shall be sought.  If
     it is not specified, then use port 512/tcp by default.

'-u'
'--user=NAME'
     Specify the user with whom to log into the server.