[EMAIL PROTECTED] (Kai Gro�johann) writes:
> On 09 Oct 2000, Paul Stevenson wrote:
>
> > I get the error as in the subject when trying to visit a file on a
> > remote machine with scp. Logging in to the machine works fine via
> > ssh-agent without a password and I can scp the file okay. Tramp
> > connects to the remote machine and I can browse the directory
> > structure and use tab-completion to find the file.
>
> Hm. This means that the shell connection works, only the scp doesn't
> work. Hm.
>
> Can you (setq tramp-debug-buffer t), start Emacs, try to open a remote
> file, then send me (or the list) the *tramp/foo* and *debug tramp/foo*
> buffers?
/bin/ksh: nil: not found
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[~] csep1 $ # Initializing remote shell
$ exec /bin/sh
# Waiting 30s for remote `/bin/sh' to come up...
exec /bin/sh
$ # Setting up remote shell environment
stty -echo
$ # Determining coding system
foo
bar
$ # Waiting 30s for `set +o history'
/bin/sh: history: bad option(s)
$ # Waiting 30s for `set +o vi +o emacs'
$ # Waiting 30s for `unset MAIL MAILCHECK MAILPATH'
$ $ PS1='
/////
'; PS2=''; PS3=''
# Waiting for remote `/bin/sh' to come up...
# Waiting for remote `/bin/sh' to come up...done
$ echo ~root
~root
# Looking for remote executable `/bin/ksh'
$ test -x /bin/ksh ; echo tramp_exit_status $?
tramp_exit_status 0
# Found remote executable `/bin/ksh'
# Starting remote shell `/bin/ksh' for tilde expansion...
$ PS1='$ ' ; exec /bin/ksh
$ $ echo hello
# Waiting for remote `/bin/ksh' to start up...
# Waiting for remote `/bin/ksh' to start up...done
# Finding a suitable `ls' command
# Checking remote `/bin/ls' command for `-n' option
$ test -x /bin/ls ; echo tramp_exit_status $?
hello
/bin/ksh: nil: not found
tramp_exit_status 0
/bin/ksh: /usr/people/spaul/codes/mono/src/monopert3.f90: not a directory
tramp_exit_status 1
/usr/people/spaul
$ cd ~; pwd
$ ( cd /usr/people/spaul/codes/mono/src/monopert3.f90 ; echo tramp_exit_status $? )
$ test -e /usr ; echo tramp_exit_status $?
$ nil -ildn /usr
> > And while I'm at it, I don't have install-info. Is there a way to
> > read the info file in emacs without this?
>
> You can copy the file to the info directory (this probably already
> happened), then make the `dir' entry manually. I think you can
> quickly figure out the format of a dir file from existing examples.
> If you have a dir file in the target directory, just add an entry.
> Else copy an existing dir file and be sure to not delete the ^_ funny
> character.
>
> The low-tech solution is to say C-u C-h i, though. This lets you
> enter a file name.
Danke sch�n.
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