Bug 1271

Summary:

sftp should allow local files (lrm) and directories (lrmdir) to be removed

Product:

Portable OpenSSH

Reporter:

Matthew Flaschen <matthew.flaschen>

Component:

sftp

Assignee:

Assigned to nobody <unassigned-bugs>

Status:

CLOSED WONTFIX

Severity:

enhancement

Priority:

Version:

4.3p2

Hardware:

Other

OS:

Linux

Attachments:

Description	Flags
Adds lrm and lrmdir options to sftp	none

Description Matthew Flaschen 2006-12-29 18:25:41 AEDT

I think OpenSSH sftp ought to have lrm and lrmdir commands to remove local files and directories respectively.  This is useful, for instance, when you download files by mistake.  I have implemented those features in the attached patch.

I added the options the in-program "Available commands", but not to the man page.  I couldn't figure out how the documentation worked, so someone else would need to edit it if that patch is accepted.

It has been tested on Kubuntu Edgy GNU/Linux, but I'm fairly sure that patch is portable.

Comment 1 Matthew Flaschen 2006-12-29 18:27:16 AEDT

Created attachment 1223 [details]
Adds lrm and lrmdir options to sftp

Comment 2 Darren Tucker 2006-12-30 16:16:02 AEDT

Any reason you don't just use "!rm filename" or "!rmdir filename" ?

Comment 3 Matthew Flaschen 2006-12-30 17:25:38 AEDT

That works, but shouldn't be necessary for such a common action.  I also think a local rename could be useful.

Comment 4 Darren Tucker 2007-01-19 09:11:39 AEDT

Thanks, but I don't think we need to do this.  Adding extra code to support another way to do something that you can already do (in the same number of keystrokes too) does not seem warranted.

Comment 5 Matthew Flaschen 2007-01-19 10:10:54 AEDT

Fair enough.  I saw it as standardizing the interface, but it certainly isn't necessary.

Comment 6 Damien Miller 2008-04-04 09:57:49 AEDT

Close resolved bugs after release.