Michael Albinus <[email protected]> writes: > Tramp doesn't offer such a user option. But thinking about, I come back > to an old idea slumbering on my TODO: Make external methods (like scp, > rsync) multi-hop capable. > > It shouldn't be too hard. As you know, Tramp distinguishes between > inline and external methods, like ssh and scp. The major difference is > copying large files, which is performed by the scp command. For > everything else, both use the same code. > > In theory, it should be possible to add another check for external Tramp > methods: If they are used inside a multi-hop connection, don't use the > external command. Then, they should behave identically.
That sounds like a better plan indeed!
