* `tramp-copy-program'
This specifies the name of the program to use for remotely copying
the file; this might be the absolute filename of rcp or the name of
- a workalike program.
+ a workalike program. It is always applied on the local host.
* `tramp-copy-args'
This specifies the list of parameters to pass to the above mentioned
program, the hints for `tramp-login-args' also apply here.
(defcustom tramp-connection-timeout 60
"Defines the max time to wait for establishing a connection (in seconds).
-This can be overwritten for different connection types in `tramp-methods'."
+This can be overwritten for different connection types in `tramp-methods'.
+
+The timeout does not include the time reading a password."
:group 'tramp
:version "24.4"
:type 'integer)