428 – sftp could use a command to transfer symlinks

Bug 428 - sftp could use a command to transfer symlinks

Summary: sftp could use a command to transfer symlinks

Status:	NEW

Alias:	None

Product:	Portable OpenSSH
Classification:	Unclassified
Component:	sftp (show other bugs)
Version:	-current
Hardware:	All All

Importance:	P3 enhancement
Assignee:	OpenSSH Bugzilla mailing list

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changes to implement getlink (1.75 KB, patch) 2002-11-07 01:35 AEDT, gfernandez	no flags	Details \| Diff
implement the getlink command (2.48 KB, patch) 2002-11-07 01:38 AEDT, gfernandez	no flags	Details \| Diff
implement the getlink command (610 bytes, patch) 2002-11-07 01:40 AEDT, gfernandez	no flags	Details \| Diff
implement the getlink command (594 bytes, patch) 2002-11-07 01:43 AEDT, gfernandez	no flags	Details \| Diff
implement the getlink command (767 bytes, patch) 2002-11-07 01:46 AEDT, gfernandez	no flags	Details \| Diff
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Description gfernandez 2002-11-07 01:33:24 AEDT

Currently there is no way using sftp to transfer a symlink.

The attached patch adds a command "getlink" that allows a symlink to be 
transferred.

Comment 1 gfernandez 2002-11-07 01:35:56 AEDT

Created attachment 168 [details]
changes to implement getlink

this patch includes changes to sftp-int.c

Comment 2 gfernandez 2002-11-07 01:38:38 AEDT

Created attachment 169 [details]
implement the getlink command

this includes changes to sftp-client.c

Comment 3 gfernandez 2002-11-07 01:40:39 AEDT

Created attachment 170 [details]
implement the getlink command

this includes changes to sftp.1

Comment 4 gfernandez 2002-11-07 01:43:57 AEDT

Created attachment 171 [details]
implement the getlink command

this includes changes to sft-client.h

Comment 5 gfernandez 2002-11-07 01:46:07 AEDT

Created attachment 172 [details]
implement the getlink command

include changes to sftp-server.c