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...ate() has to fail, since a FIFO cannot be truncated to the size of the original file. This results in a reported error at the command line, even though the data actually copies as commanded. Example: ------------------------------------------------------ #scp -B -q afile auser at aserver.com:/tmp/fifofile_input scp: /tmp/fifofile_input: truncate: Invalid argument ---------------------------------------------- This results in the contents of the file 'afile' being copied into the remote fifo, but the error is reported and the exit status is also set to 1. Suggested fix: One must add a file status...