Hi Michael,
unfortunately it's long ago and meanwhile I moved to 'cross-cross-developement' (using a cygwin-based Windows Kit). But it's not a big difference...
For plink options see PuTTY.hlp -> 'Section 7.2: Using Plink'. It's a good reference.
In addition you also should setup the 'pageant' daemon when doing ssh w/o the need of entering the passphrase all the time. (see Chapter 9: Using Pageant for authentication).
Once you managed the proper key configuration along w/ your remote hosts ~/.ssh stuff it's working great !
See attached my completeley messed list of 'Build' tools and replace the 'bashcmd.cmd' prefix w/ 'plink michael_session' (configured in Project->Project Props.). But I think it helps to get an idea...
You are not limited to the standard set of commands like build/rebuild/compile/etc. .
I hope it helps to find the right decision
BTW#1: If you made the right decision @see also here for some further hints:
http://community.slickedit.com/index.php?topic=282.0BTW#2: This forum is also a strong point if you take care about ultra-fast (except the timezone delay) support.
HS2
PS: No - I'm not on the payroll of SlickEdit