>> I can have as many open connections as I want, it's on the LAN. But I >> would _prefer_ just one terminal window for both commands (SSH) and >> file transfers. > > > You might like to try this. > > 1) Add to ~/.ssh/config > ControlMaster auto > ControlPath /tmp/%h%p%r > (man ssh_config for explanation). > > 2) Fire up sftp > sftp u...@machine:/path > > 3) Within sftp, login to a shell on the remote system > !ssh u...@machine > Exit the shell to return to the sftp prompt. > > 4) Use sftp's history to recall the ssh command as desired. >
That is an interesting idea! I did not realise that one could open a shell via sftp like that. > Note that by using the control socket, the shell login uses the same > connection as sftp. Consequently you don't have to enter the password > again. > Nice! > Allow me to make a plug for the lftp package which I find more > friendly and flexible than sftp (filename completion, get/put multiple > files, and much more). > At (2) enter > lftp sftp://u...@machine/path > then carry on as before. > Plug away! I will look into that. > I hope this helps. > It most certainly does, Clive. Thanks! -- Dotan Cohen http://bido.com http://what-is-what.com -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/880dece01003221229u13b595d5g5e8ece7a88a3b...@mail.gmail.com
