Erase the source file open; specify a tempfile name option

Theo de Raadt deraadt at cvs.openbsd.org
Sun May 20 17:21:33 EST 2001


> On Sat, 19 May 2001 mouring at etoh.eviladmin.org wrote:
> > This issue has come up before.  The heart of the issue is that we should
> > keep the source difference as manageable as we can between rcp and scp.
> 
> I understand now.  I thought this was a philosophical objection, not one
> of keeping the code for rcp and scp close to each other.  In that case,
> why shouldn't we add these options to rcp as well?  They're useful no
> matter what remote/secure shell you use to connect to the other system.

I do not see the point of the options.



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