-.\" $OpenBSD: sftp.1,v 1.43 2003/05/14 08:25:39 jmc Exp $
+.\" $OpenBSD: sftp.1,v 1.44 2003/05/20 12:03:35 jmc Exp $
.\"
.\" Copyright (c) 2001 Damien Miller. All rights reserved.
.\"
.Os
.Sh NAME
.Nm sftp
-.Nd Secure file transfer program
+.Nd secure file transfer program
.Sh SYNOPSIS
.Nm sftp
.Bk -words
.Pp
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
+The final usage format 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
+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.)
+for details).
The options are as follows:
.Bl -tag -width Ds
.It Fl b Ar batchfile
.Ic lmkdir .
Termination on error can be suppressed on a command by command basis by
prefixing the command with a
-.Ic '-'
-character (For example,
-.Ic -rm /tmp/blah*
-).
+.Sq Ic \-
+character (for example,
+.Ic -rm /tmp/blah* ) .
.It Fl o Ar ssh_option
Can be used to pass options to
.Nm ssh
This is useful for specifying options
for which there is no separate
.Nm sftp
-command-line flag. For example, to specify an alternate
-port use:
+command-line flag.
+For example, to specify an alternate port use:
.Ic sftp -oPort=24 .
.It Fl s Ar subsystem | sftp_server
Specifies the SSH2 subsystem or the path for an sftp server
-on the remote host. A path is useful for using sftp over
-protocol version 1, or when the remote
-.Nm sshd
+on the remote host.
+A path is useful for using
+.Nm
+over protocol version 1, or when the remote
+.Xr sshd 8
does not have an sftp subsystem configured.
.It Fl v
-Raise logging level. This option is also passed to ssh.
+Raise logging level.
+This option is also passed to ssh.
.It Fl B Ar buffer_size
Specify the size of the buffer that
.Nm
-uses when transferring files. Larger buffers require fewer round trips at
-the cost of higher memory consumption. The default is 32768 bytes.
+uses when transferring files.
+Larger buffers require fewer round trips at the cost of higher
+memory consumption.
+The default is 32768 bytes.
.It Fl C
Enables compression (via ssh's
.Fl C
.It Fl F Ar ssh_config
Specifies an alternative
per-user configuration file for
-.Nm ssh .
+.Xr ssh 1 .
This option is directly passed to
.Xr ssh 1 .
.It Fl P Ar sftp_server path
-Connect directly to a local
-.Nm sftp-server
+Connect directly to a local sftp server
(rather than via
-.Nm ssh )
+.Xr ssh 1 )
This option may be useful in debugging the client and server.
.It Fl R Ar num_requests
-Specify how many requests may be outstanding at any one time. Increasing
-this may slightly improve file transfer speed but will increase memory
-usage. The default is 16 outstanding requests.
+Specify how many requests may be outstanding at any one time.
+Increasing this may slightly improve file transfer speed
+but will increase memory usage.
+The default is 16 outstanding requests.
.It Fl S Ar program
Name of the
.Ar program
contain spaces.
.Bl -tag -width Ds
.It Ic bye
-Quit sftp.
+Quit
+.Nm sftp .
.It Ic cd Ar path
Change remote directory to
.Ar path .
.Ar own
must be a numeric UID.
.It Ic exit
-Quit sftp.
+Quit
+.Nm sftp .
.It Xo Ic get
.Op Ar flags
.Ar remote-path
and store it on the local machine.
If the local
path name is not specified, it is given the same name it has on the
-remote machine. If the
+remote machine.
+If the
.Fl P
flag is specified, then the file's full permission and access time are
copied too.
.Ar path
or current directory if
.Ar path
-is not specified. If the
+is not specified.
+If the
.Fl l
flag is specified, then display additional details including permissions
and ownership information.
.Xc
Upload
.Ar local-path
-and store it on the remote machine. If the remote path name is not
-specified, it is given the same name it has on the local machine. If the
+and store it on the remote machine.
+If the remote path name is not specified, it is given the same name it has
+on the local machine.
+If the
.Fl P
flag is specified, then the file's full permission and access time are
copied too.
.It Ic pwd
Display remote working directory.
.It Ic quit
-Quit sftp.
+Quit
+.Nm sftp .
.It Ic rename Ar oldpath Ar newpath
Rename remote file from
.Ar oldpath