#! /bin/sh local_port=$1 ssh_server=1.2.3.4 ssh_user=tunnel ssh_port=722 url_tmpl=http://www\\1.domain.tld/ exec 3>&1 eval ssh -N -T $ssh_server -l $ssh_user -R 0:localhost:$local_port -p $ssh_port 2>&1 1>&3 \ | sed 's|^Allocated port \([[:digit:]]\+\) for remote forward to|Your url is '$url_tmpl' will be forwarded to|'