Hi All, As sftp resume upload has been implemented, here's a man page diff to describe the feature.
Feedback welcomed. Index: sftp.1 =================================================================== RCS file: /cvs/src/usr.bin/ssh/sftp.1,v retrieving revision 1.97 diff -u -p -u -p -r1.97 sftp.1 --- sftp.1 20 Oct 2013 09:51:26 -0000 1.97 +++ sftp.1 21 Apr 2014 16:28:22 -0000 @@ -108,9 +108,10 @@ Forces .Nm to use IPv6 addresses only. .It Fl a -Attempt to continue interrupted downloads rather than overwriting existing -partial or complete copies of files. -If the remote file contents differ from the partial local copy then the +Attempt to continue interrupted downloads or uploads rather than overwriting +existing partial or complete copies of files. +If the remote file contents differ from the partial local copy or the +inverse, then the resultant file is likely to be corrupt. .It Fl B Ar buffer_size Specify the size of the buffer that @@ -134,7 +135,7 @@ may be used to indicate standard input. .Nm will abort if any of the following commands fail: -.Ic get , put , reget , rename , ln , +.Ic get , put , reput, reget , rename , ln , .Ic rm , mkdir , chdir , ls , .Ic lchdir , chmod , chown , .Ic chgrp , lpwd , df , symlink , @@ -495,7 +496,7 @@ Create remote directory specified by .It Ic progress Toggle display of progress meter. .It Xo Ic put -.Op Fl fPpr +.Op Fl afPpr .Ar local-path .Op Ar remote-path .Xc @@ -514,6 +515,13 @@ is specified, then .Ar remote-path must specify a directory. .Pp +If the .Fl a +flag is specified, then attempt to resume partial +transfers of existing files. Note that resumption assumes that +any partial copy of the remote file matches the local copy. If +the local file contents differ from the remote local copy then +the resultant file is likely to be corrupt. +.Pp If the .Fl f flag is specified, then a request will be sent to the server to call @@ -540,6 +548,18 @@ Display remote working directory. .It Ic quit Quit .Nm sftp . +.It Xo Ic reput +.Op Fl Ppr +.Op Ar local-path +.Ar remote-path +.Xc +Resume upload of +.Op Ar local-path . +Equivalent to +.Ic put +with the +.Fl a +flag set. .It Xo Ic reget .Op Fl Ppr .Ar remote-path
