From 2ec8ec2327ae25c72cadb7ca4a0ed111fcbc8b05 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Kovid Goyal Date: Wed, 16 Sep 2020 08:36:08 +0530 Subject: [PATCH] Add a note about nested SSH sessions not being supported Fixes #2971 --- docs/kittens/remote_file.rst | 5 +++++ 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+) diff --git a/docs/kittens/remote_file.rst b/docs/kittens/remote_file.rst index 71aaafcd9..427d794ed 100644 --- a/docs/kittens/remote_file.rst +++ b/docs/kittens/remote_file.rst @@ -21,6 +21,11 @@ to *Edit* it in which case kitty will download it and open it locally in your to the remote computer. Note that this happens without needing to install *any* special software on the server, beyond ``ls`` that supports hyperlinks. +.. note:: + Nested SSH sessions are not supported. The kitten will always try to copy + remote files from the first SSH host. This is because there is no way for + |kitty| to detect and follow a nested SSH session robustly. + .. note:: If you have not setup automatic password-less SSH access, then, when editing starts you will be asked to enter your password just once,