From 6073f46d63bc03a1a5967e8f4a9ab82ea11e310a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: byteskeptical <40208858+byteskeptical@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Mon, 9 Feb 2026 16:56:41 +0000
Subject: [PATCH 01/11] fix for drivedrop helper function to better handle all
 valid non-UNC style Windows paths

---
 sftpretty/__init__.py |  5 +----
 sftpretty/helpers.py  | 11 ++++-------
 2 files changed, 5 insertions(+), 11 deletions(-)

diff --git a/sftpretty/__init__.py b/sftpretty/__init__.py
index 5b313c32..56496cdd 100644
--- a/sftpretty/__init__.py
+++ b/sftpretty/__init__.py
@@ -747,11 +747,8 @@ def get_r(self, remotedir, localdir, callback=None,
 
         :raises: Any exception raised by operations will be passed through.
         '''
-        with self._sftp_channel():
-            remotedir = Path(self._cache.cwd).joinpath(remotedir).as_posix()
-
         lwd = Path(localdir).absolute().as_posix()
-        rwd = remotedir
+        rwd = Path(self._cache.cwd).joinpath(remotedir).as_posix()
 
         tree = {}
         tree[rwd] = [(rwd, lwd)]
diff --git a/sftpretty/helpers.py b/sftpretty/helpers.py
index 4ed65795..dd157f30 100644
--- a/sftpretty/helpers.py
+++ b/sftpretty/helpers.py
@@ -15,16 +15,16 @@ def _callback(filename, bytes_so_far, bytes_total, logger=None):
     else:
         print(message)
 
-
 def drivedrop(filepath):
     if filepath:
-        if PureWindowsPath(filepath).drive:
+        if PureWindowsPath(filepath).drive and not filepath.startswith('//'):
             filepath = PurePosixPath('/').joinpath(
-                *PurePosixPath(filepath).parts[1:]).as_posix()
+                *PureWindowsPath(filepath).parts[1:]).as_posix()
+            filepath = filepath.encode('unicode_escape').decode()
+            filepath = filepath.replace('\\', '/').replace('//', '/')
 
     return filepath
 
-
 def hash(filename, algorithm=sha3_512(), blocksize=65536):
     '''hash contents of a file, file like object or string
 
@@ -57,7 +57,6 @@ def hash(filename, algorithm=sha3_512(), blocksize=65536):
 
     return algorithm.hexdigest()
 
-
 def localtree(container, localdir, remotedir, recurse=True):
     '''recursively descend local directory mapping the tree to a
     dictionary container.
@@ -100,7 +99,6 @@ def localtree(container, localdir, remotedir, recurse=True):
     except Exception as err:
         raise err
 
-
 def retry(exceptions, tries=0, delay=3, backoff=2, silent=False, logger=None):
     '''Exception type based retry decorator for all your problematic functions
 
@@ -173,7 +171,6 @@ def _retry(*args, **kwargs):
         return _retry
     return wrapper
 
-
 def st_mode_to_int(val):
     '''SFTAttributes st_mode returns an stat type that shows more than what
     can be set. Trim off those bits and convert to an int representation.

From 869b29df942fd0dac882539ea2ab709bfccd5266 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: byteskeptical <40208858+byteskeptical@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Tue, 10 Feb 2026 04:37:51 +0000
Subject: [PATCH 02/11] removing unnecessary drivedrop calls, changing
 self._cache.cwd behavior to lookup default_path if one is not set before
 chdir'ing to better support relative paths

---
 sftpretty/__init__.py | 21 +++++++++++----------
 sftpretty/helpers.py  |  4 ++++
 2 files changed, 15 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-)

diff --git a/sftpretty/__init__.py b/sftpretty/__init__.py
index 56496cdd..47bf68d4 100644
--- a/sftpretty/__init__.py
+++ b/sftpretty/__init__.py
@@ -328,10 +328,10 @@ def _sftp_channel(self):
             meta.settimeout(self._timeout)
             self._cache.__dict__.setdefault('cwd', self._default_path)
 
-            if self._cache.cwd:
-                channel.chdir(drivedrop(self._cache.cwd))
-            else:
-                self._cache.cwd = '/'
+            if self._cache.cwd is None:
+                self._cache.cwd = channel.normalize('.')
+
+            channel.chdir(self._cache.cwd)
             log.info(f'Current Working Directory: [{self._cache.cwd}]')
 
             yield channel
@@ -957,6 +957,7 @@ def put_d(self, localdir, remotedir, callback=None, confirm=True,
         :raises OSError: if localdir doesn't exist
         '''
         localdir = Path(localdir)
+        remotedir = Path(self._cache.cwd).joinpath(remotedir).as_posix()
 
         self.mkdir_p(Path(remotedir).joinpath(localdir.parts[-1]).as_posix())
 
@@ -1043,7 +1044,7 @@ def put_r(self, localdir, remotedir, callback=None, confirm=True,
         :raises OSError: if localdir doesn't exist
         '''
         lwd = Path(localdir).absolute().as_posix()
-        rwd = self.normalize(remotedir)
+        rwd = Path(self._cache.cwd).joinpath(remotedir).as_posix()
 
         tree = {}
         tree[lwd] = [(lwd, rwd)]
@@ -1189,7 +1190,7 @@ def chdir(self, remotepath):
         '''
         with self._sftp_channel() as channel:
             channel.chdir(drivedrop(remotepath))
-            self._cache.cwd = drivedrop(channel.normalize('.'))
+            self._cache.cwd = channel.normalize('.')
 
     def chmod(self, remotepath, mode=700):
         '''Set the permission mode of a remotepath, where mode is an octal.
@@ -1277,7 +1278,7 @@ def getcwd(self):
         :returns: (str) Remote current working directory. None, if not set.
         '''
         with self._sftp_channel() as channel:
-            cwd = drivedrop(channel.getcwd())
+            cwd = channel.getcwd()
 
         return cwd
 
@@ -1427,9 +1428,9 @@ def normalize(self, remotepath):
         :raises: IOError, if remotepath can't be resolved
         '''
         with self._sftp_channel() as channel:
-            expanded_path = channel.normalize(drivedrop(remotepath))
+            absolute_path = channel.normalize(drivedrop(remotepath))
 
-        return drivedrop(expanded_path)
+        return absolute_path
 
     def open(self, remotefile, bufsize=-1, mode='r'):
         '''Open a file on the remote server.
@@ -1613,7 +1614,7 @@ def pwd(self):
         :returns: (str) Current working directory.
         '''
         with self._sftp_channel() as channel:
-            self._cache.cwd = drivedrop(channel.normalize('.'))
+            self._cache.cwd = channel.normalize('.')
 
         return self._cache.cwd
 
diff --git a/sftpretty/helpers.py b/sftpretty/helpers.py
index dd157f30..01acae82 100644
--- a/sftpretty/helpers.py
+++ b/sftpretty/helpers.py
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ def drivedrop(filepath):
 
     return filepath
 
+
 def hash(filename, algorithm=sha3_512(), blocksize=65536):
     '''hash contents of a file, file like object or string
 
@@ -57,6 +58,7 @@ def hash(filename, algorithm=sha3_512(), blocksize=65536):
 
     return algorithm.hexdigest()
 
+
 def localtree(container, localdir, remotedir, recurse=True):
     '''recursively descend local directory mapping the tree to a
     dictionary container.
@@ -99,6 +101,7 @@ def localtree(container, localdir, remotedir, recurse=True):
     except Exception as err:
         raise err
 
+
 def retry(exceptions, tries=0, delay=3, backoff=2, silent=False, logger=None):
     '''Exception type based retry decorator for all your problematic functions
 
@@ -171,6 +174,7 @@ def _retry(*args, **kwargs):
         return _retry
     return wrapper
 
+
 def st_mode_to_int(val):
     '''SFTAttributes st_mode returns an stat type that shows more than what
     can be set. Trim off those bits and convert to an int representation.

From 429b075ad14fbc2b29223c6fe38600d4cae7d1f3 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: byteskeptical <40208858+byteskeptical@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Tue, 10 Feb 2026 05:06:48 +0000
Subject: [PATCH 03/11] fixing some test fallout from new self._cache.cwd
 behavior always setting the cwd, small lint fix for helper file

---
 sftpretty/__init__.py  | 17 +++++++++++------
 sftpretty/helpers.py   |  1 +
 tests/test_getcwd.py   |  2 +-
 tests/test_issue_65.py |  2 +-
 4 files changed, 14 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/sftpretty/__init__.py b/sftpretty/__init__.py
index 47bf68d4..509722d3 100644
--- a/sftpretty/__init__.py
+++ b/sftpretty/__init__.py
@@ -643,7 +643,9 @@ def get_d(self, remotedir, localdir, callback=None,
 
         :raises: Any exception raised by operations will be passed through.
         '''
-        remotedir = Path(self._cache.cwd).joinpath(remotedir).as_posix()
+        with self._sftp_channel():                                                    
+            remotedir = Path(self._cache.cwd).joinpath(remotedir).as_posix()
+
         filelist = self.listdir_attr(remotedir)
 
         if not Path(localdir).is_dir():
@@ -748,7 +750,8 @@ def get_r(self, remotedir, localdir, callback=None,
         :raises: Any exception raised by operations will be passed through.
         '''
         lwd = Path(localdir).absolute().as_posix()
-        rwd = Path(self._cache.cwd).joinpath(remotedir).as_posix()
+        with self._sftp_channel():                                                    
+            rwd = Path(self._cache.cwd).joinpath(remotedir).as_posix()
 
         tree = {}
         tree[rwd] = [(rwd, lwd)]
@@ -957,7 +960,8 @@ def put_d(self, localdir, remotedir, callback=None, confirm=True,
         :raises OSError: if localdir doesn't exist
         '''
         localdir = Path(localdir)
-        remotedir = Path(self._cache.cwd).joinpath(remotedir).as_posix()
+        with self._sftp_channel():                                                    
+            remotedir = Path(self._cache.cwd).joinpath(remotedir).as_posix()
 
         self.mkdir_p(Path(remotedir).joinpath(localdir.parts[-1]).as_posix())
 
@@ -1044,7 +1048,8 @@ def put_r(self, localdir, remotedir, callback=None, confirm=True,
         :raises OSError: if localdir doesn't exist
         '''
         lwd = Path(localdir).absolute().as_posix()
-        rwd = Path(self._cache.cwd).joinpath(remotedir).as_posix()
+        with self._sftp_channel():                                                    
+            rwd = Path(self._cache.cwd).joinpath(remotedir).as_posix()
 
         tree = {}
         tree[lwd] = [(lwd, rwd)]
@@ -1428,9 +1433,9 @@ def normalize(self, remotepath):
         :raises: IOError, if remotepath can't be resolved
         '''
         with self._sftp_channel() as channel:
-            absolute_path = channel.normalize(drivedrop(remotepath))
+            absolute = channel.normalize(drivedrop(remotepath))
 
-        return absolute_path
+        return absolute
 
     def open(self, remotefile, bufsize=-1, mode='r'):
         '''Open a file on the remote server.
diff --git a/sftpretty/helpers.py b/sftpretty/helpers.py
index 01acae82..3273eb1d 100644
--- a/sftpretty/helpers.py
+++ b/sftpretty/helpers.py
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ def _callback(filename, bytes_so_far, bytes_total, logger=None):
     else:
         print(message)
 
+
 def drivedrop(filepath):
     if filepath:
         if PureWindowsPath(filepath).drive and not filepath.startswith('//'):
diff --git a/tests/test_getcwd.py b/tests/test_getcwd.py
index 9caaadf6..4e922e69 100644
--- a/tests/test_getcwd.py
+++ b/tests/test_getcwd.py
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ def test_getcwd_none(sftpserver):
         cnn = conn(sftpserver)
         cnn['default_path'] = None
         with Connection(**cnn) as sftp:
-            assert sftp.getcwd() is None
+            assert sftp.getcwd() == '/'
 
 
 def test_getcwd_default_path(sftpserver):
diff --git a/tests/test_issue_65.py b/tests/test_issue_65.py
index 46c82fb0..99d86654 100644
--- a/tests/test_issue_65.py
+++ b/tests/test_issue_65.py
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ def test_issue_65(sftpserver):
         cnn = conn(sftpserver)
         cnn['default_path'] = None
         with Connection(**cnn) as sftp:
-            assert sftp.getcwd() is None
+            assert sftp.getcwd() == '/'
             with sftp.cd(pubpath.as_posix()):
                 pass
 

From dd6028797ab13608a2d8c927be3294b14041e7a4 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: byteskeptical <40208858+byteskeptical@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Tue, 10 Feb 2026 05:12:23 +0000
Subject: [PATCH 04/11] trailing spaces in strange places

---
 sftpretty/__init__.py | 8 ++++----
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/sftpretty/__init__.py b/sftpretty/__init__.py
index 509722d3..f13e0888 100644
--- a/sftpretty/__init__.py
+++ b/sftpretty/__init__.py
@@ -643,7 +643,7 @@ def get_d(self, remotedir, localdir, callback=None,
 
         :raises: Any exception raised by operations will be passed through.
         '''
-        with self._sftp_channel():                                                    
+        with self._sftp_channel():
             remotedir = Path(self._cache.cwd).joinpath(remotedir).as_posix()
 
         filelist = self.listdir_attr(remotedir)
@@ -750,7 +750,7 @@ def get_r(self, remotedir, localdir, callback=None,
         :raises: Any exception raised by operations will be passed through.
         '''
         lwd = Path(localdir).absolute().as_posix()
-        with self._sftp_channel():                                                    
+        with self._sftp_channel():
             rwd = Path(self._cache.cwd).joinpath(remotedir).as_posix()
 
         tree = {}
@@ -960,7 +960,7 @@ def put_d(self, localdir, remotedir, callback=None, confirm=True,
         :raises OSError: if localdir doesn't exist
         '''
         localdir = Path(localdir)
-        with self._sftp_channel():                                                    
+        with self._sftp_channel():
             remotedir = Path(self._cache.cwd).joinpath(remotedir).as_posix()
 
         self.mkdir_p(Path(remotedir).joinpath(localdir.parts[-1]).as_posix())
@@ -1048,7 +1048,7 @@ def put_r(self, localdir, remotedir, callback=None, confirm=True,
         :raises OSError: if localdir doesn't exist
         '''
         lwd = Path(localdir).absolute().as_posix()
-        with self._sftp_channel():                                                    
+        with self._sftp_channel():
             rwd = Path(self._cache.cwd).joinpath(remotedir).as_posix()
 
         tree = {}

From 5456cf6db9d6b8159200272f6a34d6b5c9f1e508 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: byteskeptical <40208858+byteskeptical@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Tue, 10 Feb 2026 05:45:48 +0000
Subject: [PATCH 05/11] still need drivedrop around paramiko normalize calls

---
 sftpretty/__init__.py | 8 ++++----
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/sftpretty/__init__.py b/sftpretty/__init__.py
index f13e0888..93b7e9a2 100644
--- a/sftpretty/__init__.py
+++ b/sftpretty/__init__.py
@@ -329,7 +329,7 @@ def _sftp_channel(self):
             self._cache.__dict__.setdefault('cwd', self._default_path)
 
             if self._cache.cwd is None:
-                self._cache.cwd = channel.normalize('.')
+                self._cache.cwd = drivedrop(channel.normalize('.'))
 
             channel.chdir(self._cache.cwd)
             log.info(f'Current Working Directory: [{self._cache.cwd}]')
@@ -1195,7 +1195,7 @@ def chdir(self, remotepath):
         '''
         with self._sftp_channel() as channel:
             channel.chdir(drivedrop(remotepath))
-            self._cache.cwd = channel.normalize('.')
+            self._cache.cwd = drivedrop(channel.normalize('.'))
 
     def chmod(self, remotepath, mode=700):
         '''Set the permission mode of a remotepath, where mode is an octal.
@@ -1435,7 +1435,7 @@ def normalize(self, remotepath):
         with self._sftp_channel() as channel:
             absolute = channel.normalize(drivedrop(remotepath))
 
-        return absolute
+        return drivedrop(absolute)
 
     def open(self, remotefile, bufsize=-1, mode='r'):
         '''Open a file on the remote server.
@@ -1619,7 +1619,7 @@ def pwd(self):
         :returns: (str) Current working directory.
         '''
         with self._sftp_channel() as channel:
-            self._cache.cwd = channel.normalize('.')
+            self._cache.cwd = drivedrop(channel.normalize('.'))
 
         return self._cache.cwd
 

From bbe57103d27a88f75ae03fd28d4d8938d9d25cda Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: byteskeptical <40208858+byteskeptical@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Tue, 10 Feb 2026 06:27:41 +0000
Subject: [PATCH 06/11] missed a few needed drivedrop calls

---
 sftpretty/__init__.py | 17 ++++++-----------
 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 11 deletions(-)

diff --git a/sftpretty/__init__.py b/sftpretty/__init__.py
index 93b7e9a2..5107bc51 100644
--- a/sftpretty/__init__.py
+++ b/sftpretty/__init__.py
@@ -331,7 +331,7 @@ def _sftp_channel(self):
             if self._cache.cwd is None:
                 self._cache.cwd = drivedrop(channel.normalize('.'))
 
-            channel.chdir(self._cache.cwd)
+            channel.chdir(drivedrop(self._cache.cwd))
             log.info(f'Current Working Directory: [{self._cache.cwd}]')
 
             yield channel
@@ -643,9 +643,7 @@ def get_d(self, remotedir, localdir, callback=None,
 
         :raises: Any exception raised by operations will be passed through.
         '''
-        with self._sftp_channel():
-            remotedir = Path(self._cache.cwd).joinpath(remotedir).as_posix()
-
+        remotedir = self.normalize(remotedir)
         filelist = self.listdir_attr(remotedir)
 
         if not Path(localdir).is_dir():
@@ -750,8 +748,7 @@ def get_r(self, remotedir, localdir, callback=None,
         :raises: Any exception raised by operations will be passed through.
         '''
         lwd = Path(localdir).absolute().as_posix()
-        with self._sftp_channel():
-            rwd = Path(self._cache.cwd).joinpath(remotedir).as_posix()
+        rwd = self.normalize(remotedir)
 
         tree = {}
         tree[rwd] = [(rwd, lwd)]
@@ -960,8 +957,7 @@ def put_d(self, localdir, remotedir, callback=None, confirm=True,
         :raises OSError: if localdir doesn't exist
         '''
         localdir = Path(localdir)
-        with self._sftp_channel():
-            remotedir = Path(self._cache.cwd).joinpath(remotedir).as_posix()
+        remotedir = self.normalize(remotedir)
 
         self.mkdir_p(Path(remotedir).joinpath(localdir.parts[-1]).as_posix())
 
@@ -1048,8 +1044,7 @@ def put_r(self, localdir, remotedir, callback=None, confirm=True,
         :raises OSError: if localdir doesn't exist
         '''
         lwd = Path(localdir).absolute().as_posix()
-        with self._sftp_channel():
-            rwd = Path(self._cache.cwd).joinpath(remotedir).as_posix()
+        rwd = self.normalize(remotedir)
 
         tree = {}
         tree[lwd] = [(lwd, rwd)]
@@ -1283,7 +1278,7 @@ def getcwd(self):
         :returns: (str) Remote current working directory. None, if not set.
         '''
         with self._sftp_channel() as channel:
-            cwd = channel.getcwd()
+            cwd = drivedrop(channel.getcwd())
 
         return cwd
 

From 61e8d3e9e2ae4680fc1a69e395acaa64e789f1ad Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: byteskeptical <40208858+byteskeptical@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Tue, 10 Feb 2026 08:05:42 +0000
Subject: [PATCH 07/11] need additional shim in drivedrop to deal with
 os.path.isabs behavior change in python 3.13+, which paramiko uses in
 normalize calls

---
 sftpretty/helpers.py | 2 ++
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+)

diff --git a/sftpretty/helpers.py b/sftpretty/helpers.py
index 3273eb1d..a1fd9e86 100644
--- a/sftpretty/helpers.py
+++ b/sftpretty/helpers.py
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@ def drivedrop(filepath):
                 *PureWindowsPath(filepath).parts[1:]).as_posix()
             filepath = filepath.encode('unicode_escape').decode()
             filepath = filepath.replace('\\', '/').replace('//', '/')
+        else if filepath.startswith('//'):
+            filepath = filepath.replace('//', '/')
 
     return filepath
 

From a032cce2323c47984ef858edb3300530bf8b6a05 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: byteskeptical <40208858+byteskeptical@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Tue, 10 Feb 2026 08:08:23 +0000
Subject: [PATCH 08/11] elif not else if in python duh

---
 sftpretty/helpers.py | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/sftpretty/helpers.py b/sftpretty/helpers.py
index a1fd9e86..1789bd77 100644
--- a/sftpretty/helpers.py
+++ b/sftpretty/helpers.py
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ def drivedrop(filepath):
                 *PureWindowsPath(filepath).parts[1:]).as_posix()
             filepath = filepath.encode('unicode_escape').decode()
             filepath = filepath.replace('\\', '/').replace('//', '/')
-        else if filepath.startswith('//'):
+        elif filepath.startswith('//'):
             filepath = filepath.replace('//', '/')
 
     return filepath

From fadd305c492f4081b997d1ae548cb33a12183824 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: byteskeptical <40208858+byteskeptical@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Tue, 10 Feb 2026 08:25:26 +0000
Subject: [PATCH 09/11] now there's a trailing slash, wrapping the shim in
 PurePosixPath call

---
 sftpretty/helpers.py | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/sftpretty/helpers.py b/sftpretty/helpers.py
index 1789bd77..8233c246 100644
--- a/sftpretty/helpers.py
+++ b/sftpretty/helpers.py
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ def drivedrop(filepath):
             filepath = filepath.encode('unicode_escape').decode()
             filepath = filepath.replace('\\', '/').replace('//', '/')
         elif filepath.startswith('//'):
-            filepath = filepath.replace('//', '/')
+            filepath = PurePosixPath(filepath.replace('//', '/')).as_posix()
 
     return filepath
 

From 979597ef8dfec9965fd00d277cb35e847f7ace50 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: byteskeptical <40208858+byteskeptical@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Wed, 11 Feb 2026 01:41:13 +0000
Subject: [PATCH 10/11] adding boolean posix to rename function to allowing
 switching between posix_rename and standard rename behavior. Added to
 existing rename test to include new codepath, version bump

---
 LICENSE               |  2 +-
 docs/changes.rst      | 12 +++++++++---
 docs/conf.py          |  6 +++---
 pyproject.toml        |  2 +-
 sftpretty/__init__.py |  9 ++++++---
 tests/test_rename.py  |  8 ++++++--
 6 files changed, 26 insertions(+), 13 deletions(-)

diff --git a/LICENSE b/LICENSE
index df010701..bbf3c269 100644
--- a/LICENSE
+++ b/LICENSE
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 BSD 3-Clause License
 
-Copyright (c) 2021, byteskeptical
+Copyright (c) 2026, byteskeptical
 All rights reserved.
 
 Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
diff --git a/docs/changes.rst b/docs/changes.rst
index 3073d4ed..4feeff51 100644
--- a/docs/changes.rst
+++ b/docs/changes.rst
@@ -1,7 +1,13 @@
-1.2.0 (current, released 2025-12-21)
-------------------------------------
+1.2.1 (current, released 2026-2-11)
+-----------------------------------
+    * adding boolean to rename for switch between posix and standard behavior.
+    * change in default path behavior where cwd is set when default path is not.
+    * update drivedrop to better handle all non-UNC Windows path possibilities.
+
+1.2.0 (released 2025-12-21)
+---------------------------
     * fix for change in pathlib behavior in Python 3.13+ on Windows.
-    * fix for parsing limitation of .stem causing issues with dots in path names.
+    * fix for parsing limitation of .stem causing issue with dots in path names.
 
 1.1.11 (released 2025-10-22)
 ----------------------------
diff --git a/docs/conf.py b/docs/conf.py
index 1ec0b7fd..459455df 100644
--- a/docs/conf.py
+++ b/docs/conf.py
@@ -47,16 +47,16 @@
 
 # General information about the project.
 project = u'sftpretty'
-copyright = u'2025, byteskeptical'
+copyright = u'2026, byteskeptical'
 
 # The version info for the project you're documenting, acts as replacement for
 # |version| and |release|, also used in various other places throughout the
 # built documents.
 #
 # The short X.Y version.
-version = '1.2.0'
+version = '1.2.1'
 # The full version, including alpha/beta/rc tags.
-release = '1.2.0'
+release = '1.2.1'
 
 # The language for content autogenerated by Sphinx. Refer to documentation
 # for a list of supported languages.
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 18381556..5f917831 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ keywords = [
 name = 'sftpretty'
 readme = 'README.rst'
 requires-python = '>=3.6'
-version = '1.2.0'
+version = '1.2.1'
 
 [project.scripts]
 sftpretty = 'sftpretty:Connection'
diff --git a/sftpretty/__init__.py b/sftpretty/__init__.py
index 5107bc51..c566b5c6 100644
--- a/sftpretty/__init__.py
+++ b/sftpretty/__init__.py
@@ -1509,19 +1509,22 @@ def remove(self, remotefile):
         with self._sftp_channel() as channel:
             channel.remove(drivedrop(remotefile))
 
-    def rename(self, remotepath, newpath):
+    def rename(self, remotepath, newpath, posix=True):
         '''Rename a path on the remote host.
 
         :param str remotepath: Remote path to rename.
-
         :param str newpath: New name for remote path.
+        :param bool posix: *Default: True* - If set uses posix rename
+            extension behavior from OpenSSH otherwise fallback to standard
+            SFTP rename behavior.
 
         :returns: None
 
         :raises: IOError
         '''
         with self._sftp_channel() as channel:
-            channel.posix_rename(drivedrop(remotepath), drivedrop(newpath))
+            renamer = channel.posix_rename if posix else channel.rename
+            renamer(drivedrop(remotepath), drivedrop(newpath))
 
     def rmdir(self, remotedir):
         '''Delete remote directory.
diff --git a/tests/test_rename.py b/tests/test_rename.py
index e10d5960..fd1ca3d0 100644
--- a/tests/test_rename.py
+++ b/tests/test_rename.py
@@ -13,10 +13,14 @@ def test_rename(lsftp):
             lsftp.remove(base_fname)
         assert base_fname not in lsftp.listdir()
         lsftp.put(fname)
-        lsftp.rename(base_fname, 'bob')
+        lsftp.rename(base_fname, 'alice')
         rdirs = lsftp.listdir()
-        assert 'bob' in rdirs
+        assert 'alice' in rdirs
         assert base_fname not in rdirs
+        lsftp.rename(base_fname, 'bob', posix=False)
+        rdirs = lsftp.listdir()
+        assert 'alice' not in rdirs
+        assert 'bob' in rdirs
         lsftp.remove('bob')
 
 

From b4ac0f5600731eed68db3843bb350fcf43841014 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: byteskeptical <40208858+byteskeptical@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Wed, 11 Feb 2026 02:48:54 +0000
Subject: [PATCH 11/11] got caught up in the rename game, have to use the new
 name instead of base name

---
 tests/test_rename.py | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/tests/test_rename.py b/tests/test_rename.py
index fd1ca3d0..f559a5f1 100644
--- a/tests/test_rename.py
+++ b/tests/test_rename.py
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ def test_rename(lsftp):
         rdirs = lsftp.listdir()
         assert 'alice' in rdirs
         assert base_fname not in rdirs
-        lsftp.rename(base_fname, 'bob', posix=False)
+        lsftp.rename('alice', 'bob', posix=False)
         rdirs = lsftp.listdir()
         assert 'alice' not in rdirs
         assert 'bob' in rdirs