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authorKai Großjohann <[email protected]>2002-07-14 19:52:35 +0000
committerKai Großjohann <[email protected]>2002-07-14 19:52:35 +0000
commite28e4d206791cc138e87243eca5d44d7dbef5469 (patch)
treedb588be864da53bfdbf26a03672f3d190853f960 /man
parent63fabbb4feb9f253ba5c241810d2c0e085f929db (diff)
Index entries.
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diff --git a/man/ChangeLog b/man/ChangeLog
index 7904bf74cf..2b18c40040 100644
--- a/man/ChangeLog
+++ b/man/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2002-07-14 Kai Gro,b_(Bjohann <[email protected]>
+
+ * tramp.texi: Index entries.
+
2002-07-13 Kai Gro,b_(Bjohann <[email protected]>
* files.texi (Remote Files): Explain new unified file name synatx.
diff --git a/man/tramp.texi b/man/tramp.texi
index 16a9dd17fb..d27f6c942c 100644
--- a/man/tramp.texi
+++ b/man/tramp.texi
@@ -213,6 +213,8 @@ trivial or major, should be reported to the @tramp{} developers.
@subsubheading Behind the scenes
@cindex behind the scenes
+@cindex details of operation
+@cindex how it works
This section tries to explain what goes on behind the scenes when you
access a remote file through @tramp{}.
@@ -606,7 +608,7 @@ command in every modern Emacs, improving performance.
@item @option{rm} --- @command{rsh} with @command{mimencode}
@cindex method rm
@cindex rm method
-@cindex method using rsh
+@cindex method using rsh (rm)
Connect to the remote host with @command{rsh} and use base64 encoding to
transfer files between the machines.
@@ -619,10 +621,10 @@ machines.
@item @option{sm} --- @command{ssh} with @command{mimencode}
@cindex method sm
@cindex sm method
-@cindex method using ssh
-@cindex ssh
-@cindex mimencode
-@cindex base-64 encoding
+@cindex method using ssh (sm)
+@cindex ssh (with sm method)
+@cindex mimencode (with sm method)
+@cindex base-64 encoding (with sm method)
Connect to the remote host with @command{ssh} and use base64 encoding to
transfer files between the machines.
@@ -644,10 +646,10 @@ arguments to the @command{ssh} command.
@item @option{tm} --- @command{telnet} with @command{mimencode}
@cindex method tm
@cindex tm method
-@cindex method using telnet
-@cindex telnet
-@cindex mimencode
-@cindex base-64 encoding
+@cindex method using telnet (tm)
+@cindex telnet (with tm method)
+@cindex mimencode (with tm method)
+@cindex base-64 encoding (with tm method)
Connect to the remote host with @command{telnet} and use base64 encoding
to transfer files between the machines.
@@ -660,8 +662,8 @@ This requires the @command{mimencode} command that is part of the
@cindex method ru
@cindex ru method
@cindex method using rsh
-@cindex rsh
-@cindex uuencode
+@cindex rsh (with ru method)
+@cindex uuencode (with ru method)
Connect to the remote host with @command{rsh} and use the
@command{uuencode} and @command{uudecode} commands to transfer files
@@ -671,9 +673,9 @@ between the machines.
@item @option{su} --- @command{ssh} with @command{uuencode}
@cindex method su
@cindex su method
-@cindex method using ssh
-@cindex ssh
-@cindex uuencode
+@cindex method using ssh (su)
+@cindex ssh (with su method)
+@cindex uuencode (with su method)
Connect to the remote host with @command{ssh} and use the
@command{uuencode} and @command{uudecode} commands to transfer files
@@ -692,9 +694,9 @@ This supports the @samp{-p} kludge.
@item @option{tu} --- @command{telnet} with @command{uuencode}
@cindex tu method
@cindex method tu
-@cindex method using telnet
-@cindex telnet
-@cindex uuencode
+@cindex method using telnet (tu)
+@cindex telnet (with tu method)
+@cindex uuencode (with tu method)
Connect to the remote host with @command{telnet} and use the
@command{uuencode} and @command{uudecode} commands to transfer files
@@ -704,10 +706,10 @@ between the machines.
@item @option{sum} --- @command{su} with @command{mimencode}
@cindex method sum
@cindex sum method
-@cindex method using su
-@cindex su
-@cindex mimencode
-@cindex base-64 encoding
+@cindex method using su (sum)
+@cindex su (with sum method)
+@cindex mimencode (with sum method)
+@cindex base-64 encoding (with sum method)
This method does not connect to a remote host at all, rather it uses the
@command{su} program to allow you to edit files as another user. Uses
@@ -717,9 +719,9 @@ base64 encoding to transfer the file contents.
@item @option{suu} --- @command{su} with @command{uuencode}
@cindex method suu
@cindex suu method
-@cindex method using su
-@cindex su
-@cindex uuencode
+@cindex method using su (suu)
+@cindex su (with suu method)
+@cindex uuencode (with suu method)
Like @option{sum}, this uses the @command{su} program to allow you to
edit files on the local host as another user. Uses @command{uuencode}
@@ -729,10 +731,10 @@ and @command{uudecode} to transfer the file contents.
@item @option{sudm} --- @command{sudo} with @command{mimencode}
@cindex method sudm
@cindex sudm method
-@cindex method using sudo
-@cindex sudo
-@cindex mimencode
-@cindex base-64 encoding
+@cindex method using sudo (sudm)
+@cindex sudo (with sudm method)
+@cindex mimencode (with sudm method)
+@cindex base-64 encoding (with sudm method)
This is similar to the @option{sum} method, but it uses @command{sudo}
rather than @command{su} to become a different user.
@@ -746,9 +748,9 @@ to implement, so I haven't got around to it, yet.
@item @option{sudu} --- @command{sudo} with @command{uuencode}
@cindex method sudu
@cindex sudu method
-@cindex method using sudo
-@cindex sudo
-@cindex uuencode
+@cindex method using sudo (sudu)
+@cindex sudo (with sudu method)
+@cindex uuencode (with sudu method)
This is similar to the @option{suu} method, but it uses @command{sudo}
rather than @command{su} to become a different user.
@@ -757,11 +759,11 @@ rather than @command{su} to become a different user.
@item @option{smx} --- @command{ssh} with @command{mimencode}
@cindex method smx
@cindex smx method
-@cindex method using ssh
-@cindex ssh
-@cindex mimencode
-@cindex base-64 encoding
-@cindex Cygwin
+@cindex method using ssh (smx)
+@cindex ssh (with smx method)
+@cindex mimencode (with smx method)
+@cindex base-64 encoding (with smx method)
+@cindex Cygwin (with smx method)
As you expect, this is similar to @option{sm}, only a little
different. Whereas @option{sm} opens a normal interactive shell on
@@ -792,10 +794,10 @@ This supports the @samp{-p} kludge.
@item @option{km} --- @command{krlogin} with @command{mimencode}
@cindex method km
@cindex km method
-@cindex krlogin
-@cindex Kerberos
-@cindex mimencode
-@cindex base-64 encoding
+@cindex krlogin (with km method)
+@cindex Kerberos (with km method)
+@cindex mimencode (with km method)
+@cindex base-64 encoding (with km method)
This method is also similar to @option{sm}. It only uses the
@command{krlogin -x} command to log in to the remote host.
@@ -804,9 +806,9 @@ This method is also similar to @option{sm}. It only uses the
@item @option{plinku} --- @command{plink} with @command{uuencode}
@cindex method plinku
@cindex plinku method
-@cindex method using plink
-@cindex plink
-@cindex uuencode
+@cindex method using plink (plinku)
+@cindex plink (with plinku method)
+@cindex uuencode (with plinku method)
This method is mostly interesting for Windows users using the PuTTY
implementation of SSH. It uses @samp{plink -ssh} to log in to the
@@ -821,10 +823,10 @@ will support that, anyway.
@item @option{plinkm} --- @command{plink} with @command{mimencode}
@cindex method plinkm
@cindex plinkm method
-@cindex method using plink
-@cindex plink
-@cindex mimencode
-@cindex base-64 encoding
+@cindex method using plink (plinkm)
+@cindex plink (with plinkm method)
+@cindex mimencode (with plinkm method)
+@cindex base-64 encoding (with plinkm method)
Like @option{plinku}, but uses base64 encoding instead of uu encoding.
@@ -867,8 +869,8 @@ look at the @command{ssh} based inline methods.
@item @option{rcp} --- @command{rsh} and @command{rcp}
@cindex method rcp
@cindex rcp method
-@cindex rcp
-@cindex rsh
+@cindex rcp (with rcp method)
+@cindex rsh (with rcp method)
This method uses the @command{rsh} and @command{rcp} commands to connect
to the remote machine and transfer files. This is probably the fastest
@@ -878,8 +880,8 @@ connection method available.
@item @option{scp} --- @command{ssh} and @command{scp}
@cindex method scp
@cindex scp method
-@cindex scp
-@cindex ssh
+@cindex scp (with scp method)
+@cindex ssh (with scp method)
Using @command{ssh} to connect to the remote host and @command{scp} to
transfer files between the machines is the best method for securely
@@ -900,8 +902,8 @@ specify @samp{-p 42} in the argument list for @command{ssh}.
@item @option{rsync} --- @command{ssh} and @command{rsync}
@cindex method rsync
@cindex rsync method
-@cindex rsync
-@cindex ssh
+@cindex rsync (with rsync method)
+@cindex ssh (with rsync method)
Using the @command{ssh} command to connect securely to the remote
machine and the @command{rsync} command to transfer files is almost
@@ -921,9 +923,9 @@ This method supports the @samp{-p} hack.
@item @option{scpx} --- @command{ssh} and @command{scp}
@cindex method scpx
@cindex scpx method
-@cindex scp
-@cindex ssh
-@cindex Cygwin
+@cindex scp (with scpx method)
+@cindex ssh (with scpx method)
+@cindex Cygwin (with scpx method)
As you expect, this is similar to @option{scp}, only a little
different. Whereas @option{scp} opens a normal interactive shell on
@@ -946,9 +948,9 @@ This method supports the @samp{-p} hack.
@item @option{pscp} --- @command{plink} and @command{pscp}
@cindex method pscp
@cindex pscp method
-@cindex pscp
-@cindex plink
-@cindex PuTTY
+@cindex pscp (with pscp method)
+@cindex plink (with pscp method)
+@cindex PuTTY (with pscp method)
This method is similar to @option{scp}, but it uses the
@command{plink} command to connect to the remote host, and it uses
@@ -961,8 +963,8 @@ CCC: Does @command{plink} support the @samp{-p} hack?
@item @option{fcp} --- @command{fsh} and @command{fcp}
@cindex method fcp
@cindex fcp method
-@cindex fsh
-@cindex fcp
+@cindex fsh (with fcp method)
+@cindex fcp (with fcp method)
This method is similar to @option{scp}, but it uses the @command{fsh}
command to connect to the remote host, and it uses @command{fcp} for
@@ -977,6 +979,8 @@ This method uses the command @samp{fsh @var{host} -l @var{user}
/bin/sh -i} to establish the connection, it does not work to just say
@command{fsh @var{host} -l @var{user}}.
+@cindex method fsh
+@cindex fsh method
There is no inline method using @command{fsh} as the multiplexing
provided by the program is not very useful in our context. @tramp{}
opens just one connection to the remote host and then keeps it open,
@@ -1006,8 +1010,8 @@ methods are available:
@item @option{multi} --- base64 encoding with @command{mimencode}
@cindex method multi
@cindex multi method
-@cindex base-64 encoding
-@cindex mimencode
+@cindex mimencode (with multi method)
+@cindex base-64 encoding (with multi method)
The file is transferred through the connection in base64 encoding. Uses
the @command{mimencode} program for doing encoding and decoding, but
@@ -1016,7 +1020,7 @@ uses an Emacs internal implementation on the local host if available.
@item @option{multiu} --- use commands @command{uuencode} and @command{uudecode}
@cindex method multiu
@cindex multiu method
-@cindex uuencode
+@cindex uuencode (with multiu method)
The file is transferred through the connection in `uu' encoding. Uses
the @command{uuencode} and @command{uudecode} programs for encoding and
@@ -1209,8 +1213,8 @@ as:
@comment node-name, next, previous, up
@section Remote shell setup hints
@cindex remote shell setup
-@cindex .profile file
-@cindex .login file
+@cindex @file{.profile} file
+@cindex @file{.login} file
@cindex shell init files
As explained in the @ref{Overview} section, @tramp{} connects to the
@@ -1283,7 +1287,7 @@ The variable @code{tramp-terminal-type} can be used to change this value
@node Windows setup hints
@section Issues with Cygwin ssh
-@cindex Cygwin
+@cindex Cygwin, issues
This section needs a lot of work! Please help.