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- ``(HOSTNAME . PATH)`` means the data that should be uploaded to ``PATH`` on
``HOSTNAME`` (and nowhere else)
-- ``("lisp-system" . SYSTEM)`` means the data is Lisp code which, when loaded,
- defines the packages and symbols contained in the ASDF system ``SYSTEM``.
+- ``("--lisp-system" . SYSTEM)`` means the data is Lisp code which, when
+ loaded, defines the packages and symbols contained in the ASDF system
+ ``SYSTEM``
+
+- ``("--user-passwd--HOSTNAME" . USER)`` means the data is the password for
+ user ``USER`` on ``HOSTNAME``.
+
+(Proposed convention: Except for the first item above, these reserved names
+should start with ``--`` and use ``--`` to separate parameter values within
+the string. Hostnames cannot start with a hyphen.)
Mechanics
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