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Subject:	Re: sftp removing writable bit
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On Mon, Sep 17, 2007 at 06:29:27PM -0500, Matthew Woehlke wrote:
> Andrew DeFaria wrote:
>> IOW what's the advantage of an sftp client over just plain scp?
>
> Directory listings. Unless I miss something, it's hard to scp a file when 
> you don't already know its path.

PLEASE.  This thread has lasted long enough that all salient points have
been made.  We need to move on now.

cgf

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