Bug#131090: marked as done (scp: please enable -f option to fork to background)

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Your message dated Tue, 02 Jun 2026 07:19:57 +0000
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has caused the Debian Bug report #131090,
regarding scp:  please enable -f option to fork to background
to be marked as done.

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Package: ssh
Version: 1:3.0.2p1-3
Severity: wishlist

I like the -f option for ssh and think it should be included in scp
(perhaps automatically enabling -q).

Thank you.

Rob

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Hello Rob,

please report your wish to the upstream project.

Debian itself can nothing do about it.

Regards,
Christian
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