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manual: Document that sftp does not expand tilde

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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 beginning) directory, in this case the dir is relative to the remote
user's home directory. 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 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 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 in the ``ssh`` file, usually located in your user's home directory at