Bug#248926: scp: add --continue, like wget

[Colin Watson <cjwatson@debian.org>]

retitle 248926 sftp: add resume option
forwarded 248926 http://bugzilla.mindrot.org/show_bug.cgi?id=626
thanks

On Thu, May 13, 2004 at 03:52:36AM +0800, Dan Jacobson wrote:
> Package: ssh
> Version: 1:3.8p1-3
> Severity: wishlist
> File: /usr/bin/scp
> 
> scp could have a --continue, like wget:
> --continue               resume getting a partially-downloaded file
> so we don't have to start all over again in the case of hangups.

No, I'm afraid it couldn't; no new features will be added to scp, due to
compatibility requirements. Use sftp instead if you want new features.
See the OpenSSH FAQ:

  http://www.openssh.org/faq.html#2.10

This particular feature request was made upstream a while ago, so I'm
marking this bug forwarded.

In the meantime, you could use 'rsync -e ssh'.

Cheers,

-- 
Colin Watson                                  [cjwatson@flatline.org.uk]