--- a/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml	Mon Aug 19 11:12:40 2019 -0700
+++ b/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml	Thu Sep 05 09:24:55 2019 -0700
@@ -17,8 +17,8 @@
 -->
 <manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
 	package="com.five_ten_sg.connectbot"
-	android:versionName="1.9.3-5"
-	android:versionCode="1935"
+	android:versionName="1.9.3-6"
+	android:versionCode="1936"
 	android:installLocation="auto">
 
     <!--  permissions must match HostListActivity.java -->

--- a/app/src/main/java/com/five_ten_sg/connectbot/HostListActivity.java	Mon Aug 19 11:12:40 2019 -0700
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/five_ten_sg/connectbot/HostListActivity.java	Thu Sep 05 09:24:55 2019 -0700
@@ -198,7 +198,8 @@
 
         // connect with hosts database, read deployment file,  and populate list
         hostdb = new HostDatabase(this);
-        createDeploymentHosts();    // build hosts from a deployment text file
+        // build hosts from a deployment text file
+        Uri launch = createDeploymentHosts();
         updateList();
 
         // check for eula agreement, which might be set from the deployment file
@@ -264,6 +265,12 @@
         });
         transportSpinner.setAdapter(transportSelection);
         this.inflater = LayoutInflater.from(this);
+
+        if (launch != null) {
+            Intent contents = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_VIEW, launch);
+            contents.setFlags(Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_CLEAR_TOP);
+            startActivity(contents);
+        }
     }
 
     public void checkp(String [] perms) {
@@ -423,8 +430,10 @@
         return true;
     }
 
-    private void createDeploymentHosts() {
+    private Uri createDeploymentHosts() {
+        Uri launch = null;
         try {
+            boolean del = true;
             String fn = Environment.getExternalStorageDirectory().getAbsolutePath() +
                         File.separator + "deployment.connections";
             BufferedReader reader = new BufferedReader(new FileReader(fn));
@@ -451,6 +460,11 @@
                 }
 
                 if (uri.getScheme().equals("global")) {
+                    String dd = "delete_deployment";
+                    if (values.containsKey(dd)) {
+                        String sv = values.getAsString(dd);
+                        del = Boolean.parseBoolean(sv);
+                    }
                     Editor editor = prefs.edit();
                     HashMap<String, String> types = new HashMap<String, String>();
                     types.put("memkeys", "boolean");
@@ -522,6 +536,13 @@
 
                     if (values == null) continue;
 
+                    String key = "autolaunch";
+                    if (values.containsKey(key)) {
+                        String sv = values.getAsString(key);
+                        if (Boolean.parseBoolean(sv)) launch = uri;
+                        values.remove(key);
+                    }
+
                     SQLiteDatabase db = hostdb.getWritableDatabase();
                     db.update(HostDatabase.TABLE_HOSTS, values, "_id = ?", new String[] { String.valueOf(host.getId()) });
                     db.close();
@@ -529,11 +550,12 @@
             }
 
             reader.close();
-            (new File(fn)).delete();
+            if (del) (new File(fn)).delete();
         }
         catch (Exception e) {
             Log.d(TAG, "Deployment scan failed.");
         }
+        return launch;
     }
 
     protected void updateList() {

--- a/xml/510connectbot.in	Mon Aug 19 11:12:40 2019 -0700
+++ b/xml/510connectbot.in	Thu Sep 05 09:24:55 2019 -0700
@@ -357,10 +357,16 @@
             file is below. If this file exists at the top
             level of the external storage (as returned by
             Environment.getExternalStorageDirectory().getAbsolutePath()),
-            it is read, parsed, and deleted.  Comments start with #
+            it is read, parsed, and optionally deleted.  Comments start with #
             and extend to the end of the line.
             </para>
 
+            <para>
+            The deployment file is deleted unless it contains "delete_deployment=false"
+            in the global options section. In that case, the file remains, and
+            it is read and parsed every time the app is launched.
+            </para>
+
             <literallayout class="monospaced"><![CDATA[
 #
 # available host keys:
@@ -392,9 +398,10 @@
 # wantx11forward    (boolean)
 # x11host           (string)
 # x11port           (integer)
+# autolaunch        (boolean)
 
 
-tn5250://pub1.rzkh.de:23#battleship
+tn5250://pub400.com:23#battleship
     encryption5250=NONE
     fontsize=20
     fixed_size=true
@@ -441,6 +448,7 @@
 #   upload_dest_prompt          (boolean)
 #   background_file_transfer    (boolean)
 #   debug_keycodes              (boolean)
+#   delete_deployment           (boolean)
 #
 
 global://