Possibility of scp --interactive option

[Jim Knoble]

> On Feb 4, 2025, at 12:26, Christoph Groth <christoph at grothesque.org> wrote:
> 
> Morgan, Iain (ARC-TN)[InuTeq, LLC] wrote:
> 
>> -d
>> 
>> Except that -i is already being used by scp to specify the identity.
> 
> I had noticed that, and it’s unfortunate.  So it would have to be
> a different letter [but probably not -a or -n].

Possibilities which try not to overload confusing options from `cp` or `ssh` (and in some cases `rsync`):

-B ("bother me")
-E ("excuse me, did you meant to overwrite?")
-G ("get confirmation")
-j ("just ask")
-m ("make me think/confirm")
-y or -Y ("yes, ask me before overwrite")

The only thing that doesn't appear in all 4 commands but seems reasonable is '-j' (lowercase letter J).

> Did you write “-d” as a suggestion?

'-d' was Damien's signature at the end of his message, that Iain's response did not quote.