- djm@cvs.openbsd.org 2013/08/06 23:05:01

     [sftp.1]
     document top-level -a option (the -a option to 'get' was already
     documented)

1 files changed, 10 insertions, 5 deletions

diff --git a/sftp.1 b/sftp.1
index 2577fe875..e75a81a70 100644
--- a/sftp.1
+++ b/sftp.1
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.\" $OpenBSD: sftp.1,v 1.92 2013/07/25 00:56:51 djm Exp $
+.\" $OpenBSD: sftp.1,v 1.93 2013/08/06 23:05:01 djm Exp $
 .\"
 .\" Copyright (c) 2001 Damien Miller.  All rights reserved.
 .\"
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 .\" (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF
 .\" THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
 .\"
-.Dd $Mdocdate: July 25 2013 $
+.Dd $Mdocdate: August 6 2013 $
 .Dt SFTP 1
 .Os
 .Sh NAME
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 .Sh SYNOPSIS
 .Nm sftp
 .Bk -words
-.Op Fl 1246Cpqrv
+.Op Fl 1246Capqrv
 .Op Fl B Ar buffer_size
 .Op Fl b Ar batchfile
 .Op Fl c Ar cipher
@@ -114,6 +114,11 @@ uses when transferring files.
 Larger buffers require fewer round trips at the cost of higher
 memory consumption.
 The default is 32768 bytes.
+.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
+resultant file is likely to be corrupt.
 .It Fl b Ar batchfile
 Batch mode reads a series of commands from an input
 .Ar batchfile
@@ -368,8 +373,8 @@ If the
 flag is specified, then attempt to resume partial transfers of existing files.
 Note that resumption assumes that any partial copy of the local file matches
 the remote copy.
-If the remote file differs from the partial local copy then the resultant file
-is likely to be corrupt.
+If the remote file contents differ from the partial local copy then the
+resultant file is likely to be corrupt.
 .Pp
 If either the
 .Fl P