Blob remote;
    *(char*)(zDir-1) = 0;
    transport_ssh_command(&cmd);
    blob_appendf(&cmd, " -T");
    blob_append_escaped_arg(&cmd, zRemote, 0);
    blob_init(&remote, 0, 0);
    if( zFossilCmd==0 ){
      blob_append_escaped_arg(&cmd,
      ssh_add_path_argument(&cmd);
        /*  tag-20240206-a:
        **  vvvv----  Keep in sync with the PATH= in tag-20240206-b */
           "PATH=$HOME/bin:/usr/local/bin:/opt/homebrew/bin:$PATH", 0);
      zFossilCmd = "fossil";
    }
    blob_appendf(&remote, "%$ patch %s%s --dir64 %z -",
                 zFossilCmd, zRemoteCmd, zForce, encode64(zDir, -1));
    blob_append_escaped_arg(&cmd, blob_str(&remote), 0);
    blob_reset(&remote);
  }