Date: 14 Dec 1999 23:20:22 +0100 From: "Robin S. Socha" <robin@socha.net> To: <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: command abt 'ftp' and 'cp' Message-ID: <deathsquad.m3ln6xf9ll.fsf@socha.net> In-Reply-To: Peter Kok's message of "Tue, 14 Dec 1999 00:33:41 %2B0800" References: <38551FE5.C51CB20@stlinux.ouhk.edu.hk>
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* Peter Kok <cckok00@stlinux.ouhk.edu.hk> writes: > Hello all I would like to know: > 1/ I couldn't use ftp as login as 'root' from outside to connect > freebsd? But I could login as normal user to make connection. Both protocols transfer plain text passwords. You should at least use rsh, preferably ssh. Read man ssh-keygen to find out how to get rid of passwords for good. > 2/ How do I use 'cp' to copy the whole directory to other location. > I use 'man' to help, but I don't understand! cp -Rp has already been mentioned. It's probably even easier to use this: (cd /source/directory && tar cf - . ) | (cd /dest/directory && tar xvfp -) which will also work across partitions/disks. If you need to copy large amounts of files across a network, scp is your friend (man scp, particularly the -C option). -- Robin S. Socha <http://socha.net/>; To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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