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		lmz on Feb 3, 2012 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: SSH tricks If you use ControlMaster & ControlPath in ~/.ssh/config, sftp will use the existing connection.

lilyball on Feb 3, 2012 [–]

Sure, but that's not really relevant to my point. That's just a minor optimization, but my workflow is still exactly the same: start up sftp, re-navigate back to the same directory, and do the transfer.

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