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Support IPv6 in SFTP backend

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The previous code was doing its own hostname:port splitting, which
caused IPv6 addresses to be misinterpreted.
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2020-02-19 15:33:52 +01:00
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@@ -86,10 +86,21 @@ specify the user this way: ``user@domain@host``.
want to specify a path relative to the user's home directory, pass a
relative path to the sftp backend.
The backend config string does not allow specifying a port. If you need
to contact an sftp server on a different port, you can create an entry
in the ``ssh`` file, usually located in your user's home directory at
``~/.ssh/config`` or in ``/etc/ssh/ssh_config``:
If you need to specify a port number or IPv6 address, you'll need to use
URL syntax. E.g., the repository ``/srv/restic-repo`` on ``[::1]`` (localhost)
at port 2222 with username ``user`` can be specified as
::
sftp://user@[::1]:2222//srv/restic-repo
Note the double slash: the first slash separates the connection settings from
the path, while the second is the start of the path. To specify a relative
path, use one slash.
Alternatively, you can create an entry in the ``ssh`` configuration file,
usually located in your home directory at ``~/.ssh/config`` or in
``/etc/ssh/ssh_config``:
::