=================================================================== RCS file: /cvsrepo/anoncvs/cvs/src/usr.bin/ssh/scp.1,v retrieving revision 1.5 retrieving revision 1.6 diff -u -r1.5 -r1.6 --- src/usr.bin/ssh/scp.1 2000/01/04 16:57:16 1.5 +++ src/usr.bin/ssh/scp.1 2000/03/23 21:10:09 1.6 @@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ .\" .\" Created: Sun May 7 00:14:37 1995 ylo .\" -.\" $Id: scp.1,v 1.5 2000/01/04 16:57:16 markus Exp $ +.\" $Id: scp.1,v 1.6 2000/03/23 21:10:09 aaron Exp $ .\" .Dd September 25, 1999 .Dt SCP 1 @@ -38,7 +38,8 @@ .Sm on .Sh DESCRIPTION .Nm -copies files between hosts on a network. It uses +copies files between hosts on a network. +It uses .Xr ssh 1 for data transfer, and uses the same authentication and provides the same security as @@ -50,18 +51,19 @@ authentication. .Pp Any file name may contain a host and user specification to indicate -that the file is to be copied to/from that host. Copies between two -remote hosts are permitted. +that the file is to be copied to/from that host. +Copies between two remote hosts are permitted. .Pp The options are as follows: .Bl -tag -width Ds .It Fl c Ar cipher -Selects the cipher to use for encrypting the data transfer. This -option is directly passed to +Selects the cipher to use for encrypting the data transfer. +This option is directly passed to .Xr ssh 1 . .It Fl i Ar identity_file Selects the file from which the identity (private key) for RSA -authentication is read. This option is directly passed to +authentication is read. +This option is directly passed to .Xr ssh 1 . .It Fl p Preserves modification times, access times, and modes from the @@ -69,25 +71,28 @@ .It Fl r Recursively copy entire directories. .It Fl v -Verbose mode. Causes +Verbose mode. +Causes .Nm and .Xr ssh 1 -to print debugging messages about their progress. This is helpful in +to print debugging messages about their progress. +This is helpful in debugging connection, authentication, and configuration problems. .It Fl B Selects batch mode (prevents asking for passwords or passphrases). .It Fl q Disables the progress meter. .It Fl C -Compression enable. Passes the +Compression enable. +Passes the .Fl C flag to .Xr ssh 1 to enable compression. .It Fl P Ar port -Specifies the port to connect to on the remote host. Note that this -option is written with a capital +Specifies the port to connect to on the remote host. +Note that this option is written with a capital .Sq P , because .Fl p