OpenSSH sftp(1) renovation project for GSoC 2009

[J.A. Neitzel]

Peter Lambrechtsen <plambrechtsen at gmail.com> wrote:

> On 4/04/2009, at 4:18 PM, "J.A. Neitzel" <gsocsftp at v6shell.org> wrote:
>
> > Hello,
> >
> > Please pardon me if this is off topic, but I thought I ought to
> > introduce myself.
> >
> > I submitted an application (aka student proposal) to OpenSSH via
> > GSoC on Thursday (2009-04-02 19:39:21Z).  Of course, I cannot know
> > if it will be accepted, but in any case, here is the abstract for
> > anybody on the list who may be interested in offering feedback:
> >
> > The objective of the OpenSSH sftp(1) renovation project is to improve
> > the current sftp(1) client to allow its use as a drop-in replacement
> > for scp(1). This requires implementing both recursive uploads/ 
> > downloads
> > and an scp(1)-compatible command-line interface. The scp(1) command
> > has an `-r' flag for recursive transmission, but sftp(1) does not
> > currently support this except by manual user intervention in
> > interactive mode. Additionally, sftp(1) interactive-mode tab
> > completion will be integrated.
> >
> > ...
> > I searched for sftp-related bugs in Bugzilla and found several
> > related to my project plan in one way or another.  Beside the issues
> > mentioned in the above abstract (which are in the bug list), there
> > are a few others which should could/should/would likely be addressed
> > in my plan as well.
>
> Maybe if your proposal is accepted you write up a new bug in bugzilla  
> with all your thoughts.  Plus link to any of the existing bugs so we  
> can all refer back to a single place that has captured everyones ideas  
> and had all the suggestions prioritized so you know which are the must  
> haves vs the nice to haves.

Ah yes, that sounds like an excellent suggestion to me.
Thanks for that.

Jeff

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