[scponly] Help me understand why the // syntax is useful ...

[Paul Hyder]

FYI The // syntax does a chroot to the location on the left side and
then does a cd based in the chroot to the path on the right.  It doesn't
change the syntax for path specification in commands, i.e. "/" would be
the unwriteable root, "." or blank is the current directory, etc.

The // syntax is a tool to cd users into their home directory tree or
perhaps into a shared or use specific writeable directory.
    Paul Hyder

Arone Silimantia wrote:
> --- Kaleb Pederson <kibab at icehouse.net> wrote:
> 
>> It sounds like you have everything setup mostly
>> correct.  Can you let us know 
>> what you used for your configure options.  Also,
>> could you post the debug 
>> syslog output (see the FAQ if necessary for
>> information on how to enable it).
>>
>> One note:
>>
>> scp file user at host:/
>>
>> The above will try to copy it to the root (/)
>> directory.  You probably want:
>>
>> scp file user at host:
>>
>> To go to the default location.
> 
> 
> Hmmm... ok, when I use a notation without the slash,
> as you suggest, I am indeed able to scp a file without
> indicating a directory.  It does just go into the
> "default" location.
> 
> However, I would like to _also_ omit stating a
> directory on remotely executed ssh commands, like ls
> and rm:
> 
> ssh user at host ls -asl /
> 
> fails ...
> 
> But now I see that:
> 
> ssh user at host ls -asl
> 
> actually works ... so it is your contention that all
> is well, and I was just using a / when I didn't need
> one ?
> 
> I guess the question now is, what is simpler and more
> intuitive - specifying :/user, or specifying nothing ?
> 
> 
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