Why does sftp fail when the filename includes "@" (at sign)?

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Issue

  • Why does sftp fail when the filename includes "@" (at sign)?
[root@RHEL6.5 ~]# sftp root@10.10.10.10:/root/file@test
Connecting to test...
ssh: Could not resolve hostname test: No address associated with hostname
Couldn't read packet: Connection reset by peer

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6

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