Variable: tramp-syntax

tramp-syntax is a customizable variable defined in tramp.el.gz.

Value

default

Documentation

Tramp filename syntax to be used.

It can have the following values:

  default -- Default syntax
  simplified -- Ange-FTP like syntax
  separate -- Syntax as defined for XEmacs originally

Do not change the value by setq, it must be changed only via Customize. See also tramp-change-syntax.

This variable was added, or its default value changed, in Tramp version 2.3.3.

Source Code

;; Defined in /usr/src/emacs/lisp/net/tramp.el.gz
(defcustom tramp-syntax 'default
  "Tramp filename syntax to be used.

It can have the following values:

  `default'    -- Default syntax
  `simplified' -- Ange-FTP like syntax
  `separate'   -- Syntax as defined for XEmacs originally

Do not change the value by `setq', it must be changed only via
Customize.  See also `tramp-change-syntax'."
  :version "26.1"
  :package-version '(Tramp . "2.3.3")
  :type '(choice (const :tag "Default" default)
		 (const :tag "Ange-FTP" simplified)
		 (const :tag "XEmacs" separate))
  :require 'tramp
  ;; Starting with Emacs 31.1, we can use `custom-initialize-after-file' instead.
  :initialize #'custom-initialize-default
  :set #'tramp-set-syntax
  :link '(info-link :tag "Tramp manual" "(tramp) Change file name syntax"))