Windows command line "ssh –q" does not result in completely quiet output

The –q “quiet” switch does not suppress the "Connect" and “Connection closed to" messages after ssh executes a remote command.

Example:

From Windows command line, type:

   ssh –q <user>@<myhost> "ls"

Output:

Connected.
File1.txt
File2.txt
Connection closed to <myhost>

Workaround:

If command is used within a script and outputs are sent to a file, adding the “-f” switch will suppress the two message in the output file.

Example:

    ssh -q -f <user>@<myhost> "ls" >C:\output\output.txt