ssh push to repos outside an homedirectory?

[Mark Williamson]

> Ok, good to know that works. I have to ask, though, why is this
> different than other ssh-based things like scp and rsync with use a
> colon like this:
>
> scp foo hostname:/absolute_path
>
> rsync -e ssh foo hostname:~/homedir_path
>
> ?
>
> It seems like it violates the Law of Least Surprise. I may be the
> only one, but it was nearly impossible for me to figure out on my own.

Yes, I got bitten by this too.  Whatsmore, the use of the single slash 
confused me into thinking I always had to specify a fully qualified path and 
it was a long while until I discovered otherwise.

Is there any reason for not supporting both syntaxes?  The one ssh suggests, 
and the one that most users expect?

Cheers,
Mark

>
> Just a suggestion.
>
> -ryan
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