Date: Sun, 09 Jan 2005 21:48:25 -0500 From: Jeremy Faulkner <gldisater@gto.net> To: Jay O'Brien <jayobrien@att.net> Cc: FreeBSD - questions <questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: ssh file transfers - how to? Message-ID: <41E1ECF9.2090402@gto.net> In-Reply-To: <41E1E95C.5040803@att.net> References: <41E1E95C.5040803@att.net>
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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 Faulkner <gldisater@gto.net>
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