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author | Jason McIntyre <jmc@cvs.openbsd.org> | 2003-05-20 12:03:36 +0000 |
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committer | Jason McIntyre <jmc@cvs.openbsd.org> | 2003-05-20 12:03:36 +0000 |
commit | ea314b3b0ab481cdaa7d5a50955ca5feb86f451b (patch) | |
tree | a13b94024199dde23da6003a2be91d299bf8b7ac /usr.bin | |
parent | f457ec947a5e4c7c46e168de5306d4ed73da19ca (diff) |
- new sentence, new line
- added .Xr's
- typos
ok djm@
Diffstat (limited to 'usr.bin')
-rw-r--r-- | usr.bin/ssh/sftp.1 | 77 |
1 files changed, 44 insertions, 33 deletions
diff --git a/usr.bin/ssh/sftp.1 b/usr.bin/ssh/sftp.1 index 252e43ab26a..547a0fd412d 100644 --- a/usr.bin/ssh/sftp.1 +++ b/usr.bin/ssh/sftp.1 @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -.\" $OpenBSD: sftp.1,v 1.43 2003/05/14 08:25:39 jmc Exp $ +.\" $OpenBSD: sftp.1,v 1.44 2003/05/20 12:03:35 jmc Exp $ .\" .\" Copyright (c) 2001 Damien Miller. All rights reserved. .\" @@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ .Os .Sh NAME .Nm sftp -.Nd Secure file transfer program +.Nd secure file transfer program .Sh SYNOPSIS .Nm sftp .Bk -words @@ -73,15 +73,15 @@ successful interactive authentication. .Pp The third usage format allows the sftp client to start in a remote directory. .Pp -The final usage form allows for automated sessions using the +The final usage format allows for automated sessions using the .Fl b -option. In such cases, it is usually necessary to configure public key -authentication to obviate the need to enter a password at connection -time (see +option. +In such cases, it is usually necessary to configure public key authentication +to obviate the need to enter a password at connection time (see .Xr sshd 8 and .Xr ssh-keygen 1 -for details.) +for details). The options are as follows: .Bl -tag -width Ds .It Fl b Ar batchfile @@ -101,10 +101,9 @@ and .Ic lmkdir . Termination on error can be suppressed on a command by command basis by prefixing the command with a -.Ic '-' -character (For example, -.Ic -rm /tmp/blah* -). +.Sq Ic \- +character (for example, +.Ic -rm /tmp/blah* ) . .It Fl o Ar ssh_option Can be used to pass options to .Nm ssh @@ -113,22 +112,27 @@ in the format used in This is useful for specifying options for which there is no separate .Nm sftp -command-line flag. For example, to specify an alternate -port use: +command-line flag. +For example, to specify an alternate port use: .Ic sftp -oPort=24 . .It Fl s Ar subsystem | sftp_server Specifies the SSH2 subsystem or the path for an sftp server -on the remote host. A path is useful for using sftp over -protocol version 1, or when the remote -.Nm sshd +on the remote host. +A path is useful for using +.Nm +over protocol version 1, or when the remote +.Xr sshd 8 does not have an sftp subsystem configured. .It Fl v -Raise logging level. This option is also passed to ssh. +Raise logging level. +This option is also passed to ssh. .It Fl B Ar buffer_size Specify the size of the buffer that .Nm -uses when transferring files. Larger buffers require fewer round trips at -the cost of higher memory consumption. The default is 32768 bytes. +uses when transferring files. +Larger buffers require fewer round trips at the cost of higher +memory consumption. +The default is 32768 bytes. .It Fl C Enables compression (via ssh's .Fl C @@ -136,19 +140,19 @@ flag). .It Fl F Ar ssh_config Specifies an alternative per-user configuration file for -.Nm ssh . +.Xr ssh 1 . This option is directly passed to .Xr ssh 1 . .It Fl P Ar sftp_server path -Connect directly to a local -.Nm sftp-server +Connect directly to a local sftp server (rather than via -.Nm ssh ) +.Xr ssh 1 ) This option may be useful in debugging the client and server. .It Fl R Ar num_requests -Specify how many requests may be outstanding at any one time. Increasing -this may slightly improve file transfer speed but will increase memory -usage. The default is 16 outstanding requests. +Specify how many requests may be outstanding at any one time. +Increasing this may slightly improve file transfer speed +but will increase memory usage. +The default is 16 outstanding requests. .It Fl S Ar program Name of the .Ar program @@ -168,7 +172,8 @@ Commands are case insensitive and pathnames may be enclosed in quotes if they contain spaces. .Bl -tag -width Ds .It Ic bye -Quit sftp. +Quit +.Nm sftp . .It Ic cd Ar path Change remote directory to .Ar path . @@ -195,7 +200,8 @@ to .Ar own must be a numeric UID. .It Ic exit -Quit sftp. +Quit +.Nm sftp . .It Xo Ic get .Op Ar flags .Ar remote-path @@ -206,7 +212,8 @@ Retrieve the and store it on the local machine. If the local path name is not specified, it is given the same name it has on the -remote machine. If the +remote machine. +If the .Fl P flag is specified, then the file's full permission and access time are copied too. @@ -236,7 +243,8 @@ Display remote directory listing of either .Ar path or current directory if .Ar path -is not specified. If the +is not specified. +If the .Fl l flag is specified, then display additional details including permissions and ownership information. @@ -255,15 +263,18 @@ Toggle display of progress meter. .Xc Upload .Ar local-path -and store it on the remote machine. If the remote path name is not -specified, it is given the same name it has on the local machine. If the +and store it on the remote machine. +If the remote path name is not specified, it is given the same name it has +on the local machine. +If the .Fl P flag is specified, then the file's full permission and access time are copied too. .It Ic pwd Display remote working directory. .It Ic quit -Quit sftp. +Quit +.Nm sftp . .It Ic rename Ar oldpath Ar newpath Rename remote file from .Ar oldpath |