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--- a/scp.c	
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+++ a/scp.c	
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@@ -1084,6 +1084,10 @@ sink(int argc, char **argv)
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 			free(vect[0]);
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 			continue;
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 		}
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+		if (buf[0] == 'C' && ! exists && np[strlen(np)-1] == '/') {
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+			errno = ENOTDIR;
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+			goto bad;
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+		}
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 		omode = mode;
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 		mode |= S_IWUSR;
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 		if ((ofd = open(np, O_WRONLY|O_CREAT, mode)) == -1) {
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--