SCP from STDIN: "-t" option undocumented?

[Flaherty, Patrick]

> Having just now quickly RTFSC and done a few superficial experiments I
> conclude that the -t option (mnemonic for "to"; there's also a secret "from"
> flag -f) is not suitable for use by humans.  It tells scp that it's in "server"
> mode and should expect to communicate with its counterpart using some
> undocumented protocol that appears to mix commands and data in-band via
> stdin.  That's not the droid you're looking for...

Use it anyways, no one has ever accused you of being a human -=]

Patrick