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author | Michael Albinus <michael.albinus@gmx.de> | 2019-07-12 15:05:11 +0200 |
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committer | Michael Albinus <michael.albinus@gmx.de> | 2019-07-12 15:05:11 +0200 |
commit | 1d727e94b2da2387fe8cc379f6c95c677cbeacd6 (patch) | |
tree | 0b5f19ef8f70625eef381f4461e3f40dd4a6ec8f /doc/misc/tramp.texi | |
parent | 75f7fe87c35e38578cdb4397580d46754a81675d (diff) | |
download | emacs-1d727e94b2da2387fe8cc379f6c95c677cbeacd6.tar.gz |
* doc/misc/tramp.texi (Inline methods): Precise about used external programs.
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diff --git a/doc/misc/tramp.texi b/doc/misc/tramp.texi index 66e49be27ed..5d88ac111b3 100644 --- a/doc/misc/tramp.texi +++ b/doc/misc/tramp.texi @@ -712,25 +712,28 @@ Inline methods can work in situations where an external transfer program is unavailable. Inline methods also work when transferring files between different @emph{user identities} on the same host. -@cindex @command{uuencode} -@cindex @command{mimencode} @cindex base-64 encoding - +@cindex base-64 encoding +@cindex uu encoding +@vindex tramp-remote-coding-commands @value{tramp} checks the remote host for the availability and -usability of @command{mimencode} (part of the @command{metamail} -package) or @command{uuencode}. @value{tramp} uses the first reliable -command it finds. @value{tramp}'s search path can be customized, see -@ref{Remote programs}. +usability of one of the commands defined in +@code{tramp-remote-coding-commands}. @value{tramp} uses the first +reliable command it finds. @value{tramp}'s search path can be +customized, see @ref{Remote programs}. -In case both @command{mimencode} and @command{uuencode} are -unavailable, @value{tramp} first transfers a small Perl program to the -remote host, and then tries that program for encoding and decoding. +In case none of the commands are unavailable, @value{tramp} first +transfers a small Perl program to the remote host, and then tries that +program for encoding and decoding. @vindex tramp-inline-compress-start-size +@vindex tramp-inline-compress-commands To increase transfer speeds for large text files, use compression before encoding. The user option @code{tramp-inline-compress-start-size} specifies the file size for -such optimization. +such optimization. This feature depends on the availability and +usability of one of the commands defined in +@code{tramp-inline-compress-commands}. @table @asis @item @option{rsh} |