- markus@cvs.openbsd.org 2003/05/12 18:35:18
[ssh-keyscan.1]
typo: DSA keys are of type ssh-dss; Brian Poole
+ - markus@cvs.openbsd.org 2003/05/14 00:52:59
+ [ssh2.h]
+ ranges for per auth method messages
+ - djm@cvs.openbsd.org 2003/05/14 01:00:44
+ [sftp.1]
+ emphasise the batchmode functionality and make reference to pubkey auth,
+ both of which are FAQs; ok markus@
20030512
- (djm) Redhat spec: Don't install profile.d scripts when not
-.\" $OpenBSD: sftp.1,v 1.41 2003/03/28 10:11:43 jmc Exp $
+.\" $OpenBSD: sftp.1,v 1.42 2003/05/14 01:00:44 djm Exp $
.\"
.\" Copyright (c) 2001 Damien Miller. All rights reserved.
.\"
.Nm sftp
.Nd Secure file transfer program
.Sh SYNOPSIS
-.Nm sftp
+.Nm
.Bk -words
.Op Fl vC1
.Op Fl b Ar batchfile
.Op Fl S Ar program
.Ar host
.Ek
-.Nm sftp
+.Nm
.Oo Oo Ar user Ns No @ Oc Ns
.Ar host Ns Oo : Ns Ar file Oo
.Ar file Oc Oc Oc
-.Nm sftp
+.Nm
.Oo Oo Ar user Ns No @ Oc Ns
.Ar host Ns Oo : Ns Ar dir Ns
.Oo Ar / Oc Oc Oc
+.Nm
+.Fl b Ar batchfile
+.Oo Ar user Ns No @ Oc Ns Ar host Ns
.Sh DESCRIPTION
.Nm
is an interactive file transfer program, similar to
authentication method is used; otherwise it will do so after
successful interactive authentication.
.Pp
-The last usage format allows the sftp client to start in a remote directory.
+The third usage format allows the sftp client to start in a remote directory.
.Pp
+The final usage form allows for automated sessions using the
+.Fl b
+option. In such cases, it is usually necessary to configure public key
+authentication to obviate the need to enter a password at connection
+time (see
+.Xr sshd 8
+and
+.Xr ssh-keygen 1
+for details.)
The options are as follows:
.Bl -tag -width Ds
.It Fl b Ar batchfile
.It Ic ?
Synonym for help.
.El
-.Sh AUTHORS
-Damien Miller <djm@mindrot.org>
.Sh SEE ALSO
.Xr scp 1 ,
.Xr ssh 1 ,