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---
PROTOCOL | 16 ++++++++++++++++
sftp-server.c | 1 +
sftp.1 | 27 ++++++++++++++++++---------
3 files changed, 35 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-)

diff --git a/PROTOCOL b/PROTOCOL
index ecdacb9dc75e..abb083af3ea0 100644
--- a/PROTOCOL
+++ b/PROTOCOL
@@ -465,6 +465,22 @@ respond with a SSH_FXP_STATUS message.
This extension is advertised in the SSH_FXP_VERSION hello with version
"1".

+3.7. sftp: Extension request "lsetstat@openssh.com"
+
+This request is like the "setstat" command, but sets file attributes on
+symlinks. It is implemented as a SSH_FXP_EXTENDED request with the
+following format:
+
+ uint32 id
+ string "lsetstat@openssh.com"
+ string path
+ ATTRS attrs
+
+See the "setstat" command for more details.
+
+This extension is advertised in the SSH_FXP_VERSION hello with version
+"1".
+
4. Miscellaneous changes

4.1 Public key format
diff --git a/sftp-server.c b/sftp-server.c
index f00f39e64f68..ec3274d24cf5 100644
--- a/sftp-server.c
+++ b/sftp-server.c
@@ -671,6 +671,7 @@ process_init(void)
/* fsync extension */
(r = sshbuf_put_cstring(msg, "fsync@openssh.com")) != 0 ||
(r = sshbuf_put_cstring(msg, "1")) != 0 || /* version */
+ /* lsetstat extension */
(r = sshbuf_put_cstring(msg, "lsetstat@openssh.com")) != 0 ||
(r = sshbuf_put_cstring(msg, "1")) != 0) /* version */
fatal_fr(r, "compose");
diff --git a/sftp.1 b/sftp.1
index 1cfa5ec229e3..e9eec7feffa4 100644
--- a/sftp.1
+++ b/sftp.1
@@ -348,15 +348,18 @@ Change group of file
.Ar path
to
.Ar grp .
-If the
-.Fl h
-flag is specified, then symlinks will not be followed.
.Ar path
may contain
.Xr glob 7
characters and may match multiple files.
.Ar grp
must be a numeric GID.
+.Pp
+If the
+.Fl h
+flag is specified, then symlinks will not be followed.
+Note that this is only supported by servers that implement
+the "lsetstat@openssh.com" extension.
.It Xo Ic chmod
.Op Fl h
.Ar mode
@@ -366,13 +369,16 @@ Change permissions of file
.Ar path
to
.Ar mode .
-If the
-.Fl h
-flag is specified, then symlinks will not be followed.
.Ar path
may contain
.Xr glob 7
characters and may match multiple files.
+.Pp
+If the
+.Fl h
+flag is specified, then symlinks will not be followed.
+Note that this is only supported by servers that implement
+the "lsetstat@openssh.com" extension.
.It Xo Ic chown
.Op Fl h
.Ar own
@@ -382,15 +388,18 @@ Change owner of file
.Ar path
to
.Ar own .
-If the
-.Fl h
-flag is specified, then symlinks will not be followed.
.Ar path
may contain
.Xr glob 7
characters and may match multiple files.
.Ar own
must be a numeric UID.
+.Pp
+If the
+.Fl h
+flag is specified, then symlinks will not be followed.
+Note that this is only supported by servers that implement
+the "lsetstat@openssh.com" extension.
.It Xo Ic df
.Op Fl hi
.Op Ar path
--
2.28.0

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