There is a small typo in the sftp(1) man page in openssh-5.8: --- ssh/sftp.1.orig 2010-12-04 01:18:01.000000000 +0100 +++ ssh/sftp.1 2011-07-24 00:22:12.000000000 +0200 @@ -479,7 +479,7 @@ .Ar remote-path must specify a directory. .Pp -If ether the +If either the .Fl P or .Fl p urs