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Test case for Binary i/o streams over ssh

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Description

Add a test case for
https://github.com/PowerShell/Win32-OpenSSH/issues/658

Changes needed-

  • Add generate.pl and check.pl to repo
  • Install Perl as part of Install-TestDependencies
  • Add following test cases
    • E:\temp\perl\generate.pl | ssh nonadmin@127.0.0.1 perl E:\temp\perl\check.pl
    • ssh nonadmin@127.0.0.1 perl E:\temp\perl\generate.pl | perl check.pl

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First steps

  1. Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
  2. Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
  4. Open a pull request that references the issue number.

Research direction

Start by locating Install-TestDependencies and the repository's existing test commands and dependency setup. Add generate.pl and check.pl, install Perl through the dependency setup, and run both listed SSH pipeline cases to confirm binary data passes in each direction.

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Assessment

Tech stack
perl
Domain
networking, testing
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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