Date: Sun, 09 Jan 2005 19:35:49 -0800 From: Jay O'Brien <jayobrien@att.net> To: FreeBSD - questions <questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: ssh file transfers - how to? Message-ID: <41E1F815.9090302@att.net> In-Reply-To: <41E1ECF9.2090402@gto.net> References: <41E1E95C.5040803@att.net> <41E1ECF9.2090402@gto.net>
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Jeremy Faulkner wrote: > Jay O'Brien wrote: > >>I'm using ssh to connect from my local FreeBSD machine to a >>distant FreeBSD machine. I want to copy a file structure, i.e., >>a directory and its subdirectories, from the distant machine >>to my local machine. >> >>I can do this fine using WS_FTP Pro in Windows, using another >>local Windows machine, and then use WS_FTP Pro to copy the files >>to the FreeBSD local machine from the Windows computer. It seems >>like I should be able to perform the same copy process directly, >>from one FreeBSD machine to the other, using ssh. >> >>I can connect to the distant machine just fine using ssh. >> >>For purposes of discussion, I'm logged into the distant machine >>as jay@distantmachine.net. I'm logged in to the directory /www/jay >>and my localmachine directory (now empty) is /home/www/jay. I want >>everything in the www/jay directory on distantmachine to be copied >>as the home/www/jay directory on localmachine. >> > > > scp -r jay@distantmachine.net:/home/www/jay /home/www/jay > Jeremy, That works like a champ. Exactly what I was looking for. Thank you! Wow. There's so much to learn. Jay
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