manual: Document that sftp does not expand tilde

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Alexander Neumann 2017-09-30 10:24:28 +02:00
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@ -146,6 +146,11 @@ You can also specify a relative (read: no slash (``/``) character at the
beginning) directory, in this case the dir is relative to the remote
user's home directory.
.. note:: Please be aware that sftp servers do not expand the tilde characte
(``~``) normally used as an alias for a user's home directory. If you
want to specify a path relative to the user's home directory, pass a
relative path to the sftp backend.
The backend config string does not allow specifying a port. If you need
to contact an sftp server on a different port, you can create an entry
in the ``ssh`` file, usually located in your user's home directory at