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When I try to use scp over IPv6 addresses I get this:

scp -6 osis@::1:/home/osis/test.file ./test.file ssh: Could not resolve hostname : Name or service not known

using ssh osis@::1 i get login into my box without a hitch

With scp all I ever get is ssh: Could not resolve hostname : Name or service not known

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You need some brackets in your command:

scp -6 osis@\[::1\]:/home/osis/test.file ./test.file

Otherwise the first ':' symbol is thought to be the separator between the file and the address parts and it thinks you want to ssh to '' blank.

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thank you for your answer, this info was somehow missing from man scp;man ssh – Osis Nov 22 '10 at 14:24
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Consider submitting an updated man page, then you can say: I helped. – Martin Owens -doctormo- Nov 22 '10 at 17:26
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When using the -6 flag, you can just type localhost instead of ::1 (which is the IPv6 Address for localhost) to avoid the brackets and therefore any need to escape something on the shell: scp -6 osis@localhost:/home/osis/test.file ./test.file – freddyb Apr 30 '11 at 16:22

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