> 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. 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. 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. I hope this helps. -- Cheers, Clive -- 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/20100322094946.ga7...@rimmer.esmertec.com
