+Channel *
+channel_connect_stdio_fwd(const char *host_to_connect, u_short port_to_connect)
+{
+ Channel *c;
+ int in, out;
+
+ debug("channel_connect_stdio_fwd %s:%d", host_to_connect,
+ port_to_connect);
+
+ in = dup(STDIN_FILENO);
+ out = dup(STDOUT_FILENO);
+ if (in < 0 || out < 0)
+ fatal("channel_connect_stdio_fwd: dup() in/out failed");
+
+ c = channel_new("stdio-forward", SSH_CHANNEL_OPENING, in, out,
+ -1, CHAN_TCP_WINDOW_DEFAULT, CHAN_TCP_PACKET_DEFAULT,
+ 0, "stdio-forward", /*nonblock*/0);
+
+ c->path = xstrdup(host_to_connect);
+ c->host_port = port_to_connect;
+ c->listening_port = 0;
+ c->force_drain = 1;
+
+ channel_register_fds(c, in, out, -1, 0, 1, 0);
+ port_open_helper(c, "direct-tcpip");
+
+ return c;
+}
+