=================================================================== RCS file: /cvsrepo/anoncvs/cvs/src/usr.bin/ssh/scp.1,v retrieving revision 1.74 retrieving revision 1.75 diff -u -r1.74 -r1.75 --- src/usr.bin/ssh/scp.1 2017/05/03 21:49:18 1.74 +++ src/usr.bin/ssh/scp.1 2017/10/21 23:06:24 1.75 @@ -8,9 +8,9 @@ .\" .\" Created: Sun May 7 00:14:37 1995 ylo .\" -.\" $OpenBSD: scp.1,v 1.74 2017/05/03 21:49:18 naddy Exp $ +.\" $OpenBSD: scp.1,v 1.75 2017/10/21 23:06:24 millert Exp $ .\" -.Dd $Mdocdate: May 3 2017 $ +.Dd $Mdocdate: October 21 2017 $ .Dt SCP 1 .Os .Sh NAME @@ -27,20 +27,8 @@ .Op Fl o Ar ssh_option .Op Fl P Ar port .Op Fl S Ar program -.Sm off -.Oo -.Op Ar user No @ -.Ar host1 : -.Oc Ar file1 -.Sm on -.Ar ... -.Sm off -.Oo -.Op Ar user No @ -.Ar host2 : -.Oc Ar file2 -.Sm on -.Ek +.Ar source ... +.Ar target .Sh DESCRIPTION .Nm copies files between hosts on a network. @@ -53,15 +41,30 @@ will ask for passwords or passphrases if they are needed for authentication. .Pp -File names may contain a user and host specification to indicate -that the file is to be copied to/from that host. +The +.Ar target +and +.Ar destination +may be specified as a local pathname, a remote host with optional path +in the form +.Oo Ar user Ns @ Oc Ns Ar host Ns : Ns Oo Ar path Oc , +or an scp URI in the form +.No scp:// Ns Oo Ar user Ns @ Oc Ns Ar host Ns +.Oo : Ns Ar port Oc Ns Oo / Ns Ar path Oc . Local file names can be made explicit using absolute or relative pathnames to avoid .Nm treating file names containing .Sq :\& as host specifiers. -Copies between two remote hosts are also permitted. +.Pp +When copying between two remote hosts, if the URI format is used, a +.Ar port +may only be specified on the +.Ar target +if the +.Fl 3 +option is used. .Pp The options are as follows: .Bl -tag -width Ds