[Bug 882] Scp cannot copy self-referring directories

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http://bugzilla.mindrot.org/show_bug.cgi?id=882

           Summary: Scp cannot copy self-referring directories
           Product: Portable OpenSSH
           Version: 3.8p1
          Platform: All
        OS/Version: Linux
            Status: NEW
          Severity: major
          Priority: P2
         Component: scp
        AssignedTo: openssh-bugs at mindrot.org
        ReportedBy: creidieki+sshbugs at gmail.com


Hi,

I was trying to copy a directory from my school web space, and there was a link
in the directory that led back to the directory itself.  When I tried to scp
this directory to my home computer, scp tried to create an infinite number of
copies of the directory!  It was someone else's directory, so I couldn't just
delete the link.  The directory worked fine with "cp -r", but not with "scp -r".

I could provide a sample of this kind of directory if that would be helpful.

Thanks!



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