bug#18751: 25.0.50; Unable to copy hidden (dot) files from remote shared server (Linux) to local machine (OSX).

[Keith David Bershatsky <esq@lawlist.com>]

Michael:

Here is the long buffer readout using `(setq tramp-verbose 9)`.

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;; GNU Emacs: 25.0.50.1 Tramp: 2.2.11-pre -*- mode: outline; -*-
21:15:16.657257 tramp-get-file-property (8) # /home/lawlist file-directory-p undef
21:15:16.657445 tramp-get-connection-property (7) # test test
21:15:16.657561 tramp-get-connection-property (7) # process-name nil
21:15:16.657660 tramp-get-connection-property (7) # process-name nil
21:15:16.657760 tramp-get-connection-property (7) # process-buffer nil
21:15:16.658742 tramp-maybe-open-connection (3) # Opening connection for lawlist@12.34.56.789 using ssh...
21:15:16.676361 tramp-get-connection-property (7) # process-name nil
21:15:16.676474 tramp-get-connection-property (7) # process-buffer nil
21:15:16.680559 tramp-set-connection-property (7) # vector [ssh lawlist 12.34.56.789 /home/lawlist nil]
21:15:16.680893 tramp-maybe-open-connection (6) # /bin/sh -i
21:15:16.681041 tramp-get-connection-property (7) # vector [ssh lawlist 12.34.56.789 /home/lawlist nil]
21:15:16.681246 tramp-get-connection-property (7) # check-remote-echo nil
21:15:16.681374 tramp-get-connection-property (7) # check-remote-echo nil
21:15:16.714731 tramp-get-connection-property (7) # check-remote-echo nil
21:15:16.714887 tramp-get-connection-property (7) # check-remote-echo nil
21:15:16.714995 tramp-wait-for-regexp (6) # 
#$ 
21:15:16.715148 tramp-get-file-property (8) #  gateway nil
21:15:16.715260 tramp-get-connection-property (7) # temp-file undef
21:15:16.715517 tramp-set-connection-property (7) # temp-file /var/folders/rJ/rJIVeQSJE6G3jvy-iIQi5k+++TI/-Tmp-/tramp.411Ule
21:15:16.875485 tramp-maybe-open-connection (3) # Sending command `exec ssh -l lawlist  -o ControlPath=/var/folders/rJ/rJIVeQSJE6G3jvy-iIQi5k+++TI/-Tmp-/tramp.411Ule.%r@%h:%p -o ControlMaster=auto -e none 12.34.56.789'
21:15:16.875623 tramp-get-connection-property (7) # process-name nil
21:15:16.875718 tramp-get-connection-property (7) # remote-echo nil
21:15:16.875801 tramp-send-command (6) # exec ssh -l lawlist  -o ControlPath=/var/folders/rJ/rJIVeQSJE6G3jvy-iIQi5k+++TI/-Tmp-/tramp.411Ule.%r@%h:%p -o ControlMaster=auto -e none 12.34.56.789
21:15:16.875892 tramp-get-connection-property (7) # process-name nil
21:15:16.875982 tramp-get-connection-property (7) # chunksize nil
21:15:16.876066 tramp-set-connection-property (7) # last-cmd-time (21569 59732 876037 0)
21:15:16.876165 tramp-get-connection-property (7) # process-buffer nil
21:15:16.876409 tramp-set-connection-property (7) # first-password-request t
21:15:16.889899 tramp-process-actions (3) # Waiting for prompts from remote shell...
21:15:17.907068 tramp-process-one-action (5) # Looking for regexp "\(.*ogin\( .*\)?: *\)\'" from remote shell
21:15:17.907227 tramp-get-connection-property (7) # check-remote-echo nil
21:15:17.907310 tramp-get-connection-property (7) # check-remote-echo nil
21:15:17.907431 tramp-process-one-action (5) # Looking for regexp "\(^.*\(\(?:adgangskode\|contrase\(?:\(?:ny\|ñ\)a\)\|geslo\|h\(?:\(?:asł\|esl\)o\)\|iphasiwedi\|jelszó\|l\(?:ozinka\|ösenord\)\|m\(?:ot de passe\|ật khẩu\)\|pa\(?:rola\|s\(?:ahitza\|s\(?: phrase\|ord\|phrase\|wor[dt]\)\|vorto\)\)\|s\(?:alasana\|enha\|laptažodis\)\|wachtwoord\|лозинка\|пароль\|ססמה\|كلمة السر\|गुप्तशब्द\|शब्दकूट\|গুপ্তশব্দ\|পাসওয়ার্ড\|ਪਾਸਵਰਡ\|પાસવર્ડ\|ପ୍ରବେଶ ସଙ୍କେତ\|கடவுச்சொல்\|సంకేతపదము\|ಗುಪ್ತಪದ\|അടയാളവാക്ക്\|රහස්පදය\|ពាក្យសម្ងាត់\|パスワード\|
 密[码碼]\|암호\)\).*: