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@@ -14,9 +14,11 @@ DESCRIPTION
as ssh(1). Unlike rcp(1), scp will ask for passwords or passphrases if
they are needed for authentication.
- Any file name may contain a host and user specification to indicate that
- the file is to be copied to/from that host. Copies between two remote
- hosts are permitted.
+ File names may contain a user and host specification to indicate that the
+ file is to be copied to/from that host. Local file names can be made ex-
+ plicit using absolute or relative pathnames to avoid scp treating file
+ names containing `:' as host specifiers. Copies between two remote hosts
+ are also permitted.
The options are as follows:
@@ -115,7 +117,8 @@ DESCRIPTION
-p Preserves modification times, access times, and modes from the
original file.
- -q Disables the progress meter.
+ -q Quiet mode: disables the progress meter as well as warning and
+ diagnostic messages from ssh(1).
-r Recursively copy entire directories.
@@ -141,4 +144,4 @@ AUTHORS
Timo Rinne <tri@iki.fi>
Tatu Ylonen <ylo@cs.hut.fi>
-OpenBSD 4.2 August 8, 2007 3
+OpenBSD 4.3 February 10, 2008 3
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