On Tue, Aug 12, 2008 at 06:54:30PM -0400, Zach Uram wrote: > Hello, > > I have a directory /tmp/foo on my local host alpha.org and I wish to > transfer it to user Bob (/home/bob) in dirctory $HOME/www/bar on > remote host beta.org. How precisely can I do this 1) using scp 2) > using rsync? I would like to see the commands for doing this with both > methods. Ssh is running on both hosts.
Yes to both! > Also what happens if the directory already existed on the remote host > and has some of the same file names. Is it possible to use md5sums so > that if a file is exact (same hash) it will prompt me and ask if I > want to over-write it before it does? That depends on option used. Anyway, read these pages: http://people.debian.org/~osamu/pub/getwiki/html/ch11.en.html#sharingcopyingandarchiving http://people.debian.org/~osamu/pub/getwiki/html/ch11.en.html#idiomsforthecopy Osamu -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]