check_by_ssh documentation

[Alan Maxwell]

Is there a more comprehensive documentation on check_by_ssh?
I'm used to nrpe..
pretty simple to setup, on server
check_nrpe!my_check_name 
 
remote host has nrpe.cfg
my_check_name....
 
 
Is there something similar for check_by_ssh?
What is the passive mode?
 
The -s shows a services list,  services on the remote host?  If I only
install the plugins on the remote, why would I have a services.cfg file?
 
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