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From: Chuck Swiger <cswiger@mac.com>
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Subject: Re: remote file moves, over SSH, with wildcards ... help needed.
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Ensel Sharon wrote:
> (FreeBSD 6.0-RELEASE)
>
> I cannot move a file, over ssh, with wildcards:
>
> # ssh user@host.com mv /dir/file*.wav /dir2
> ssh: No match.
>
> Ok, so I quote it:
>
> # ssh user@host.com mv "/dir/file*.wav" /dir2
> Password:
> mv: rename /dir/file*.wav to /dir2/*.wav: No such file or directory
>
> I even tried single quoting both paths, and just double quoting the
> file*.wav
>
> Nothing works.
>
> Is it possible to move with wildcards over ssh ?

Try:

    ssh user@host.com /bin/sh "mv /dir/file*.wav /dir2"

-- 
-Chuck