If you want an "upstream" reference, you could use: http://www.openssh.com/faq.html#2.10 [quote] 2.10 - Will you add [foo] to scp? Short Answer: no. [/quote] -- Darren Tucker (dtucker at zip.com.au) GPG key 8FF4FA69 / D9A3 86E9 7EEE AF4B B2D4 37C9 C982 80C7 8FF4 FA69 Good judgement comes with experience. Unfortunately, the experience usually comes from bad judgement.