+static const char *get_ssh_command(void)
+{
+ const char *ssh;
+
+ if ((ssh = getenv("GIT_SSH_COMMAND")))
+ return ssh;
+
+ if (!git_config_get_string_const("core.sshcommand", &ssh))
+ return ssh;
+
+ return NULL;
+}
+
+static int override_ssh_variant(int *port_option, int *needs_batch)
+{
+ char *variant;
+
+ variant = xstrdup_or_null(getenv("GIT_SSH_VARIANT"));
+ if (!variant &&
+ git_config_get_string("ssh.variant", &variant))
+ return 0;
+
+ if (!strcmp(variant, "plink") || !strcmp(variant, "putty")) {
+ *port_option = 'P';
+ *needs_batch = 0;
+ } else if (!strcmp(variant, "tortoiseplink")) {
+ *port_option = 'P';
+ *needs_batch = 1;
+ } else {
+ *port_option = 'p';
+ *needs_batch = 0;
+ }
+ free(variant);
+ return 1;
+}
+
+static void handle_ssh_variant(const char *ssh_command, int is_cmdline,
+ int *port_option, int *needs_batch)
+{
+ const char *variant;
+ char *p = NULL;
+
+ if (override_ssh_variant(port_option, needs_batch))
+ return;
+
+ if (!is_cmdline) {
+ p = xstrdup(ssh_command);
+ variant = basename(p);
+ } else {
+ const char **ssh_argv;
+
+ p = xstrdup(ssh_command);
+ if (split_cmdline(p, &ssh_argv) > 0) {
+ variant = basename((char *)ssh_argv[0]);
+ /*
+ * At this point, variant points into the buffer
+ * referenced by p, hence we do not need ssh_argv
+ * any longer.
+ */
+ free(ssh_argv);
+ } else {
+ free(p);
+ return;
+ }
+ }
+
+ if (!strcasecmp(variant, "plink") ||
+ !strcasecmp(variant, "plink.exe"))
+ *port_option = 'P';
+ else if (!strcasecmp(variant, "tortoiseplink") ||
+ !strcasecmp(variant, "tortoiseplink.exe")) {
+ *port_option = 'P';
+ *needs_batch = 1;
+ }
+ free(p);
+}
+