Nice, Ben. Two things to add: .) -p option on scp will preserve attributes as well .) if security is not a concern (on a local home network), you can omit the '-e "ssh -l username"' and simply provide the remote user name (if different that the current user name) like 'username@remote.host.name:/dest/location' The transfer would be a little more efficient (but not necessarily faster) w/out encryption. Ben Trussell wrote: > If you need to preserve attributes such as uid/gid (owner, group) and > timestamps etc, you can use rsync: > > rsync -av -e "ssh -l username" /some/dir/locationA > remote.host.name:/dest/location > > preserving extended attributed and ACLs? try using > > rsync -avAX -e "ssh -l username" /some/dir/locationA > remote.host.name:/dest/location > > Want to try it out first to see what *would* happen (test run)? > > rsync --dry-run -avAX -e "ssh -l username" /some/dir/locationA > remote.host.name:/dest/location > > On Tue, Aug 3, 2010 at 11:20 AM, Bryan O'Neal > wrote: >> With SCP only one box has to run an SSH server and it does not mater >> which, destination or source, but it does change the syntax. >> >> On Tue, Aug 3, 2010 at 11:18 AM, kitepilot@kitepilot.com >> wrote: >>> There is not a "command to copy files from computer A to computer B when ssh >>> logged in...", but you can use SSH as a "transport" (regardless of which >>> computer you are logged-in-how, providing the the destination computer is >>> running an SSH server and you have the appropriate credentials) using: >>> Scenario 1: >>> scp user@remotebox:/file/I/want /where/I/want/it >>> or >>> Scenario 2: >>> scp /file/I/want user@remotebox:/where/I/want/it >>> YMMV... :) >>> ET >>> >>> joe@actionline.com writes: >>>> What is the correct command syntax to copy files from computer A >>>> to computer B when ssh logged in to comuter B from computer A? >>>> >>>> --------------------------------------------------- >>>> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us >>>> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >>>> http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >>> --------------------------------------------------- >>> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us >>> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >>> http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >>> >> --------------------------------------------------- >> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us >> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >> http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >> -- -Eric 'shubes' --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss