Bug#296154: /usr/bin/scp: [upstream?] Consistent flags between scp and ssh

[Rolf Leggewie <debian-bugs@rolf.leggewie.biz>]

Package: ssh
Version: 1:3.4p1-1.woody.3
Severity: wishlist
File: /usr/bin/scp

Mathew,

thank you for packaging ssh related stuff.  It is very important for
security.  I regularly use ssh as well as scp.  It would be great if the
two packages were more flag-compatible.  For example, when specifiying
the port on the command line ssh takes -p and scp -P. -p for scp is
preservation mode.  May I suggest to switch the meaning of -p and -P for
scp?  I am not sure if this can be done because of path-depency problems
(ppl rely on the old behaviour).  I also assume this is something that
should be fixed upstream?  Thank you for considering my little
suggestion.

Best regards

Rolf Leggewie


-- System Information:
Debian Release: 3.1
  APT prefers testing
  APT policy: (500, 'testing')
Architecture: i386 (i586)
Kernel: Linux 2.4.26.pfaffe041120
Locale: LANG=C, LC_CTYPE=C (charmap=ANSI_X3.4-1968)

Versions of packages ssh depends on:
ii  adduser                 3.59             Add and remove users and groups
ii  debconf                 1.4.30.11        Debian configuration management sy
ii  libc6                   2.3.2.ds1-20     GNU C Library: Shared libraries an
ii  libpam-modules          0.72-35          Pluggable Authentication Modules f
ii  libpam0g                0.76-22          Pluggable Authentication Modules l
ii  libssl0.9.6             0.9.6c-2.woody.7 SSL shared libraries
ii  libwrap0                7.6-9            Wietse Venema's TCP wrappers libra
ii  zlib1g                  1:1.2.2-3        compression library - runtime

-- debconf information excluded