+sub _check_ssh_version {
+ my $reader = IO::File->new();
+ my $writer = IO::File->new();
+ my $error = IO::File->new();
+ open3($writer, $reader, $error, $ssh, '-V');
+ my $ssh_version = <$error>;
+ chomp($ssh_version);
+ if ( $ssh_version =~ /.*OpenSSH[-|_](\w+)\./ && $1 == 1 ) {
+ $equalspace = " ";
+ } else {
+ $equalspace = "=";
+ }
+}
+