+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($ssh_version);
+$ssh_version =~ s/.*OpenSSH[-|_](\w+?)\.\w+?\.\w+?.*/$1/g;
+if ($ssh_version == 1) {
+ $equalspace = " ";
+} else {
+ $equalspace = "=";
+}
+