Bug#489272: openssh-client: man should say how to copy a file name with a colon
Package: openssh-client
Version: 1:4.7p1-12
Severity: minor
In /usr/share/doc/openssh-client/faq.html I read that, in order to copy
a file with a colon in the file name, one needs to use an absolute file
name, like this:
$ scp ./source:file sshserver:
However, I argue that this should be present in the man page, not only
in a faq. The reason is that it is part of the specification of how the
program works, and cannot be deduced from any other documentation
contained in the man page.
-- System Information:
Debian Release: lenny/sid
APT prefers testing
APT policy: (990, 'testing'), (500, 'testing-proposed-updates')
Architecture: amd64 (x86_64)
Kernel: Linux 2.6.24-1-amd64 (SMP w/2 CPU cores)
Locale: LANG=C, LC_CTYPE=it_IT@euro (charmap=ANSI_X3.4-1968) (ignored: LC_ALL set to C)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash
Versions of packages openssh-client depends on:
ii adduser 3.108 add and remove users and groups
ii debconf [debconf-2.0] 1.5.22 Debian configuration management sy
ii dpkg 1.14.20 Debian package management system
ii libc6 2.7-10 GNU C Library: Shared libraries
ii libcomerr2 1.40.8-2 common error description library
ii libedit2 2.11~20080614-1 BSD editline and history libraries
ii libkrb53 1.6.dfsg.4~beta1-3 MIT Kerberos runtime libraries
ii libncurses5 5.6+20080308-1 Shared libraries for terminal hand
ii libssl0.9.8 0.9.8g-10.1 SSL shared libraries
ii passwd 1:4.1.1-2 change and administer password and
ii zlib1g 1:1.2.3.3.dfsg-12 compression library - runtime
Versions of packages openssh-client recommends:
ii openssh-blacklist 0.4.1 list of default blacklisted OpenSS
ii openssh-blacklist-extra 0.4.1 list of non-default blacklisted Op
ii xauth 1:1.0.3-2 X authentication utility
-- no debconf information
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