openssh unix dev - Mar 2001 - Sftp client improvements

Hello,

I want to know are there any plans on the sftp client (not server)
improvents?

Previously I was using ssh-2.4 packages (non-commercial) and they have
Fantastic
sftp client.

And when I've moved to openssh I found that openssh sftp client
functionality is more poor then ordinary ftp client have!

Here is some of the features I think, developers must concentrate on:

1.   Include support for wildcards ('get opens*' for example)
1.1 If the wirlcards with "get" cannot be done, then at least mget
should be
     included (with wildcards support)
2. TAB competes the filename/s (as it is done in shell)
3. "ls" should normally do a short list, and if user want a long list,
then
"ls -l"
     must do that
4. Download status (to control the progress of the transfer)


Thanks.
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Hmm, i wonder if it would be just better to integrate a full featured
open FTP client in and plug it into an openssh backend / networking
layer rather than the openssh team implementing it themselves.
> 1.   Include support for wildcards ('get opens*' for example)
> 1.1 If the wirlcards with "get" cannot be done, then at least
mget should be
>      included (with wildcards support)
> 2. TAB competes the filename/s (as it is done in shell)
> 3. "ls" should normally do a short list, and if user want a long
list, then
> "ls -l"
>      must do that
> 4. Download status (to control the progress of the transfer)

On Sat, 3 Mar 2001, Sergei Dushenkov wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> I want to know are there any plans on the sftp client (not server)
> improvents?
> 
> Previously I was using ssh-2.4 packages (non-commercial) and they have
> Fantastic
> sftp client.
> 
> And when I've moved to openssh I found that openssh sftp client
> functionality is more poor then ordinary ftp client have!
> 
Give us time will ya? =)  sftp client support for OpenSSH has only existed
for less then a month.

Majority of your issues are on the list of things we want to do.  Feel
free to help us out.

- Ben

On Sat, 3 Mar 2001, Sergei Dushenkov wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I want to know are there any plans on the sftp client (not server)
> improvents?
I have a fair TODO list on the sftp client and am working though it as
time permits. Patches are always welcome.
> Previously I was using ssh-2.4 packages (non-commercial) and they have
> Fantastic sftp client.
>
> And when I've moved to openssh I found that openssh sftp client
> functionality is more poor then ordinary ftp client have!
It is pretty young, please give us time.
> Here is some of the features I think, developers must concentrate on:
>
> 1.   Include support for wildcards ('get opens*' for example)
> 1.1 If the wirlcards with "get" cannot be done, then at least
mget
> should be included (with wildcards support)
I have made a patch for wildcard support for get, put, ch{mod,grp,own}.
It is currently under review.
> 2. TAB competes the filename/s (as it is done in shell)
This is a bit more work, but is planned eventally.
> 3. "ls" should normally do a short list, and if user want a long
list, then
> "ls -l" must do that
This would be very easy to do now, and would be a good project for someone
to take on.
> 4. Download status (to control the progress of the transfer)
This too would be a good project for someone to take on.

If anyone wants to take on any of the above tasks, do yell out on the list
so that there is no duplication of effort and you are aware of the current
and pending changes.

-d

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