Bug#584645: /usr/bin/scp: it would be great that scp could copy folders

[yellowprotoss <yellowprotoss@gmail.com>]

Package: openssh-client
Version: 1:5.5p1-4
Severity: normal
File: /usr/bin/scp


Hello

scp is limited to files. To extend it for folder would be so great

thanks

Best regards

-- System Information:
Debian Release: squeeze/sid
  APT prefers testing
  APT policy: (500, 'testing')
Architecture: i386 (i686)

Kernel: Linux 2.6.32-3-686 (SMP w/2 CPU cores)
Locale: LANG=en_US.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_US.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash

Versions of packages openssh-client depends on:
ii  adduser                 3.112            add and remove users and groups
ii  debconf [debconf-2.0]   1.5.32           Debian configuration management sy
ii  dpkg                    1.15.7.2         Debian package management system
ii  libc6                   2.10.2-9         Embedded GNU C Library: Shared lib
ii  libedit2                2.11-20080614-1  BSD editline and history libraries
ii  libgssapi-krb5-2        1.8.1+dfsg-3     MIT Kerberos runtime libraries - k
ii  libssl0.9.8             0.9.8n-1         SSL shared libraries
ii  passwd                  1:4.1.4.2-1      change and administer password and
ii  zlib1g                  1:1.2.3.4.dfsg-3 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                         1:1.0.4-1  X authentication utility

Versions of packages openssh-client suggests:
pn  keychain                      <none>     (no description available)
pn  libpam-ssh                    <none>     (no description available)
pn  ssh-askpass                   <none>     (no description available)

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