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+WHATSNEW For 'tsshbatch' 1.177    (Thu Mar 27 18:33:24 CDT 2014)
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+
+- Test mode is now the default.  Actual operation requires
+  explicit use of the -x option.
+
+- A new option, -K, has been added to force prompting for passwords.
+  This is to provide a means to override a -k (key exchange)
+  default if the user set it that way in the $TSSHBATCH environment
+  variable.
+
+- It is now possible to subsitute the name of the current host into
+  either commands or file transfer specifications via the '<HOSTNAME>'
+  and '<HOSTSHORT>' strings.  This allows commands and/or file
+  transfers to behave in a host-specific manner.
+
+
 WHATSNEW For 'tsshbatch' 1.171    (Fri Nov  1 12:08:31 CDT 2013)
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