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failed to convert ~user to /home/user in scp file transfer after update to MacOS Ventura

Bug report

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  • iTerm2 version:
  • OS version:
  • Attach ~/Library/Preferences/com.googlecode.iterm2.plist here (drag-drop from finder into this window)
  • Attach a debug log, if possible.
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Detailed steps to reproduce the problem

  1. I'm using Iterm2 Build 3.4.16 in MacBook Pro 16-inch 2019 operating with MacOS Ventura.
  2. I tried the command scp user@hostname:~user/filename .
  3. The following message appeared.
  4. scp: server expand-path extension is required for ~user paths in SFTP mode
  5. Before update macOS, command #2 (closed) were succesfully done.

What happened

What should have happened