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1. Fugu 1 0 10 April 2003 An Open Source Mac OS X Frontend for OpenSSH s sftp client The Edible Part of the Blowfish http rsug itd umich edu software fugu fugu umich edu 2003 The Regents of the University of Michigan All Rights Reserved Permission to use copy modify and distribute this software and its documentation for any purpose and without fee is hereby granted provided that the above copyright notice appears in all copies and that both that copyright notice and this permission notice appear in supporting documentation and that the name of The University of Michigan not be used in advertising or publicity pertaining to distribution of the software without specific written prior permission This software is supplied as is without expressed or implied warranties of any kind What is Fugu Fugu is a graphical frontend for the text based Secure File Transfer Protocol SFTP client that ships with Mac OS X SFTP is similar to FTP but the entire session is encrypted meaning nothing including passwords is sent in the clear Fugu provides a friendly intuitive interface for OpenSSH s SFTP client featuring secure drag and drop file transfers Fugu allows you to take advantage of SFTP s strong encryption without having to sacrifice ease of use Additionally Fugu can make secure file transfers using Secure Copy SCP and can create SSH tunnels to faciliate secure interaction between machines Contents Requirements Using S
2. FTP use Fugu s SSH tunnel capabilities to create a secure connection to the server Q How do l use Public Key authentication with Fugu A recommend using SSH Agent http www phil uu nl xges ssh a GUI frontend to the ssh tools that set up the proper environment variables for such authentication Documentation on how to create authorized key files and public private key pairs may be found in many places on the web There has been some discussion of improving Fugu s use of keys Version History e 1 0 10 Apr 2003 e Improved type ahead find behaving more like the Finder e Added ability to rename files and folders e Fixed issue in which no files or folders would be displayed when connecting to a VShell server s root directory e Fixed a few interface problems added constraints to the size of the SFTP panes e Added nicknames for Favorites in preferences window e Improved documentation e Slightly improved handling of character encodings e If available use nicknames in Favorites pop up button e Using sheets instead of modal windows when possible e Don t quit program when last window is closed e Using NSCell subclass instead of NSBrowserCell which was causing some graphic glitches e Improved error reporting when something goes wrong trying to use the keychain e If the host to which we re trying to connect doesn t exist let the user know e 0 9 4 3 Apr 2003 e Keychain support e Support for connections to
3. Windows machines running VShell e German localization by Thomas Fuchs e Basic type ahead find implementation e Fix for hang occurring when Fugu encounters filenames containing characters that do not conform to UTF 8 Recognizing and properly handling all character sets is in progress e Fix for problem in which Fugu would upload a file to the current remote directory instead of the folder on which it was dropped e Fix for incorrect permission check box settings e Support in a way for the shortcut in the Go To sheet when moving to another remote directory OpenSSH s sftp client does not expand in paths e Local filenames are displayed using displayNameAtPath e File listings are properly reloaded following a successfuly secure copy e Redesigned connection interface relying less on sheets e Only one trash can in toolbar e Keyboard shortcuts allowing user to shift focus from one pane to another e Increased and improved use of tooltips e Removed obsolete Connect toolbar item e 0 9 3 14 Feb 2003 e Support for non ASCII characters in filenames including Chinese and Japanese glyphs e Support for localizations Fugu is currently only available in English e Fixed memory leak in sftp process thread e Added local and remote history buttons to toolbar e Fugu now remembers the size and position of the sftp window between sessions e Workaround popup button s refusal to include multiple items of the same name e Fix for bu
4. access to such a machine you can use your Mac as the tunnel host If this is the case you ll need to enable Remote Login in the Sharing Pane of Apple s System Preferences program Creating the tunnel From the SSH menu select New SSH Tunnel In the Remote Host field enter the name of the server you want to connect to via the SSH tunnel In the Remote Port field enter the number of the port on which the service you want to use is running If the server you re connecting to is running FTP the port number is generally 21 In the Local Port field enter a number greater than 1024 it doesn t really matter which In the Tunnel Host field enter the name of the computer on which you ve got a valid SSH account Enter the user name you have on that server in the Username field The Port field is optional When you ve filled out all the information click the Start Tunnel button When you ve authenticated a small window will be put in the upper right hand corner of the screen containing a pop up button in which the tunnel information is listed Using the tunnel Once your SSH tunnel is established you can connect through it to the server you entered in the Remote Host field To make this connection you do not connect to the Remote Host but to your own computer or localhost Say for example you re tunnelling to an FTP server After establishing your SSH tunnel open an FTP client and in the Server field or its equivalent enter localho
5. Directory field When you ve filled out all the information you may optionally add this information to your list of Favorites by click the Add to Favorites button After you ve added a server to your Favorites list you can select it from the pop up button located at the bottom left hand corner of the connection pane Editing Favorites is done in Fugu s preference panel Connect to hobbit staff ie Username admorten Port Directory 8 iv Add to Favorites When you re ready to connect click the Connect button If Fugu needs your password it will ask for it as seen below admorten hobbit staff s password _ Add Password to Keychain n Cancel Enter your password in the field provided You may optionally add your password to your password keychain by clicking the Add Password to Keychain checkbox When you ve entered your password click Authenticate Uploading files and folders Drag the items you want to upload from the Local left hand pane and drop them on the Remote right hand pane LI Turm on the right Lights B 12 terms 12 Hidders ECET Say Nello To Angehmp 06 Hands Away mp3 O Obttacle 2mo _ G4 Stella Was A Diver And She Was Always OF Robard mp 10 The Newmnp 1h Let tition moh lol Downloading files Downloading files is just like uploading them pane and drop them on the Local pane L Desktop 36 theres Q Pedder J ncursesce
6. FTP with Fugu How to connect Uploading Downloading Navigating Deleting Renaming Showing file or folder information Using SCP with Fugu Creating an SSH Tunnel with Fugu What you need e Creating the tunnel Using the tunnel e Closing the tunnel Frequently Asked Questions Why doesn t Fugu tell me how much of a file it has downloaded or uploaded Why can t download folders with SFTP I d like to contribute a localization Whom should I contact Where can I get the source I d like to contribute a patch How do I go about submitting it Will there be traditional FTP support How do use key authentication with Fugu e Version History Requirements Fugu has been tested on Mac OS X 10 2 x but should work with all versions of Mac OS X 10 1 You must also have the BSD subsystem installed of which OpenSSH s sftp client is a part This is included with the default installation of Mac OS X Mac OS X 10 0 is not supported Using SFTP with Fugu How to connect to an SFTP server Launch Fugu In the Connect to field enter the name of the SFTP server Enter the user name you have on the server in the Username field The Port field and Directory field are optional If you know that the SFTP server is running on a non standard port you would enter the server s port number in the Port field If you want to go to a directory other than the default usually your home directory enter the path in the
7. Fixed small memory leak occurring when getting info e Fixed rare problem preventing addition of new favorite e New directory keyboard shortcut restored e Modified remote delete icon e 0 9 1 e Fixed directory upload bug causing nested files and folders to appear at the top level of the uploaded directory Fixed bug preventing Fugu from making another connection following a cancel e Complete overhaul of the interface Fugu now features a customizable toolbar e Fugu now checks the local version of SSH before connecting and if it discovers a version of OpenSSH 3 5 or newer adjusts its commands accordingly e SFTP local and remote panes are now resizable Modified login panel appearance Fugu now displays an authenticating UI until the connection is established instead of dismissing the password sheet and waiting for a response from the server e Modified and enchanced info panel added chmod chown and chgrp abilities to interface e SCP support significantly enchanced download support directory upload and download support e Added Go To Directory for localhost e Refresh command now refreshes local and remote panes Fixed bug causing a memory leak when SCP or SSH Tunnel windows were opened and closed rapidly New Fugu icon Delete key now deletes selected item in pane that has keyboard focus Right arrow key moves into currently selected directory if applicable e Left arrow key moves to parent directory e Can now select and dow
8. d download sheets now function Occasionally cancelling during connecting or at the password prompt will prevent Fugu from making other connections The temporary solution is to quit and relaunch Fugu e If the SFTP session ends unexpectedly Fugu now handles it better reseting itself and preparing for another connection e 0 8 1 e Fixed Add To Favorites button only enables when there is text in the hostname field e Fixed issue causing a PANIC message no writes to fd when not connected e Better error reporting including Permission denied dialogs when appropriate e Fixed issue where Fugu might not realize it had a directory listing e Fixed upload download arrow actions they now do as they are supposed to e Fixed problem deleting remote files we now remove empty directories properly Still no support for removing directories containing other files directories e 0 8 e Initial public release
9. e to download it with SCP instead It s not a perfect solution but it does provide a workaround in the meantime Q I d like to contribute a localization Whom should I contact A Please e mail fugu umich edu if you d like to contribute a localization The developers will be more than happy to discuss this with you Q Where can I get the source A The source is available via anonymous CVS To get it set your CVSROOT to pserver anonymous rsug itd umich edu usr local src cvsroot Login using cvs login The password is RSUG minus the quotes You can also browse the source on the web by going to http rsug itd umich edu cgi bin cvsweb cgi fugu Q I d like to contribute a patch How do I go about submitting it A First contact us at fugu umich edu so we can discuss what you d like to work on and whether anyone else is working on your favorite feature After we ve arranged everything and you ve tested your work thoroughly create a patch against the source in CVS with diff u We should be able to apply the patch to our source with the patch command Ideally the formatting of your code should match the formatting in the Fugu source It makes the code easier to read and therefore easier to accept Q Will there be traditional FTP support A Yes The intention is to provide an FTP option following the release of version 1 0 It would or should be used only for anonymous connections In the meantime if you must use traditional
10. g causing Fugu to overwrite a file even if user doesn t want it to e Fix for directory drops on remote directories files are now properly uploaded to that directory instead of to its parent directory e Added ability to check for new versions of Fugu e Fugu can now delete multiple files locally and remotely Please note that this does not mean Fugu can delete directories that are not empty e Fixed memory leak in scp process thread e Fixed memory leak in ssh process thread e Info panel does not allow user to select the Remote tab unless Fugu is connected to an sftp server e Fix for upload progress bar remaining a barber pole after initial upload e using UTF8String instead of the deprecated cString e 0 9 2 e Favorites can now store username server name port and directory e Fugu now always prompts when user asks to delete or to overwrite something e Contextual menus have been added to both SFTP panes Get Info SCP and Delete The local menu also has Open e Info panel automatically selects correct info tab depending on active SFTP pane e Info panel interface improvements e Fixed bug changing local file permissions e Ability to choose from favorites in SSH Tunnel window e Added tunnel shortcut for AFP e Preferences panel interface has been improved e Fugu borders the active SFTP pane with a blue highlight e Tab between SFTP panes e New keyboard shortcuts to connect and disconnect e New help menu e
11. lete an item select it and hit the delete key on your keyboard or select the item and click the Delete button in the toolbar You will be prompted to confirm that you want to remove the item The sftp client Fugu wraps does not know how to delete folders recursively This means that it will give you an error if you try to remove a folder that is not empty Delete the items in the folder first then delete the folder Renaming files and folders To rename an item select the item and hit the Enter key on your keyboard or right or control click on the item and select Rename from the contextual menu Fugu will select the name of the item and make it editable eee 3 OG L aphex tein i O 2 iterra 02 hidden f 2 iterra 49 hidden deel Amap Tapes bain xralmpal r Get info C Download Download with Secure Copy Delete Mo tit statt hobbit szat When you ve completed renaming the item hit Return on your keyboard To cancel a rename click on another item Showing file or folder information To see all the attributes of an item whether on your computer or on the SFTP server select the item and choose Get Info from the SFTP menu In the info panel you can modify file and folder permissions set owner and group and see other information pertaining to the selected item And more Fugu has lots more to it Try customizing the toolbar to your liking or take a look at the Fugu s Console to see wha
12. nload multiple files from server e SSH Tunnel favorites added e 0 9 0 e Fixed memory leak that occurred during directory upload e Added SCP support and SCP system service you can now select a file in the Finder and choose Fugu gt Secure Copy from the Services menu to transfer single files e Dropping files on the Fugu icon now brings forward the SCP dialog e Added ability to create SSH tunnels e Added timers to upload download sheets e Added preferences for default local directory and default username e The remote pane now properly handles multiple file folder drops instead of just uploading the first item e 0 8 5 e Added support for Public Key authentication and S Key passwords e Added support for connections to ssh servers listening on ports other than the default 22 e Added basic preference panel e Tested on 10 1 x and developer builds of 10 2 e Fixed bug in which Fugu would try to upload when disconnected leading to an abnormal exit e Modified About Fugu panel enabled link to homepage changed contact address changed README panel e 0 8 2 e Fixed problem moving to a directory from the popup list when a path element contained a space e Added better dialogs for time outs and cases when the remote host identification have changed e Fixed an issue downloading in which the downloaded file was put in a different directory than the one specified e Cancel buttons on connecting password upload an
13. ograms G no non rein pg Z OreniWebe4 Sspl Engish ding Aeture 1 D Peture 2 Peture Picture phe he com ram J radassisi pits Hadirend Assistant README rif Y enre Data I rpt _ SuperNisqualy t Lang LI tares M TaxRetura POF D tere J temo desk 1 tutorial dos J vead I xbstble 0 2 local Downloading folders Ol Untitled ro 1 music 1 fers 0 hidden 03 Untitled mp 02 Obstacle Lir heton stait Drag the files you want to download from the Remote J aphex twin 7 2 tens 0 hidden fim ro hotz staff The sftp client that Fugu wraps does not support folder downloads To get around this limitation Fugu uses SCP to download folders When you try to download a folder Fugu will offer to download for you with SCP If you choose Download with SCP Fugu brings forward the SCP window for the transfer see the SCP section below for more Navigating Double click folders to show their contents To move up a level click the up arrow button located next to the pop up button listing your current location To move to a folder in the path of your current location click the pop up button and select the desired folder from the list Fugu also has folder histories for the Local and Remote panes storing the last 20 places you ve been You can click the History buttons in the toolbar and select the location to which you d like to go Deleting files and folders To de
14. st In the Port field enter the number you put in the Local Port field of Fugu s SSH Tunnel window In the Password field enter the password you use for the FTP server and connect Your connection is re directed securely through your tunnel host to the FTP server If you re tunnelling to an FTP server as in this example you will need to make sure that you have Passive mode enabled in your FTP client Closing the tunnel When you re done with the tunnel simple click the Close Tunnel button You will be prompted to confirm the closure Click Close Tunnel Frequently Asked Questions Q Why doesn t Fugu tell me how much of a file it has downloaded or uploaded A OpenSSH s sftp client doesn t yet provide the sort of feedback that would be necessary for such information Once it does Fugu will provide you those sorts of updates In the meantime Fugu lets you know that files are being downloaded or uploaded and updates the GUI when either operation is complete You may also check Fugu s Console for information or errors Q Why can t download folders with SFTP A Fugu only wraps OpenSSH s command line sftp client That client is incapable of uploading or downloading directories Fugu does add the ability to upload folders but does not yet support directory download or recursive remote directory deletion Although SFTP still lacks the ability to download directories Fugu will prompt you when you try to download a directory asking if you d lik
15. t s going on under the hood Using SCP with Fugu Connecting to use SCP is just like connecting with Fugu to use SFTP except that you will be asked to specify the path to the item you want to transfer Select New Secure Copy from the SCP menu In the SCP window enter the name of the server you ll be connecting to in the Remote Host field In the User Name field enter the user name you have on the server If copying from your computer to the server click the Choose button and select the item to copy If the remote is stored on the server you ll need to enter the path to it in the Item to Copy field You may also optionally enter the location you want the item transferred to in the Copy File to Path field To indicate whether you ll be uploading or downloading the item choose either Upload Item to Remote Host or Download Item from Remote Host from Copy Type field When you re ready to begin copying click the Secure Copy button and enter your password when prompted SCP to hobbit staff Copying OropScuff_7 0 L dmg errr 43 Done Time Merraining ODO 2456 Kbytes coped Cancel urane Te freer neme un aae J Download ltem from Remote Host Remote Host hobbn staff 12 User Name admorien Port Copy File to Path hog Carcel Secure Copy Creating an SSH Tunnel with Fugu What you need To create an SSH tunnel you need an account on a machine running SSH which will act as the tunnel host for you If you don t have

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