how to use scp to copy files and not overwrite files in the distination with same name
I am writing an automated test script that will copy the files from the remote location and make changes to it before copying them to another remotely connected machine.I want to copy a file from a remote machine to my local machine. I am using scp. It was all good until I found out that I have another file in my local with the same name. I either have to change the name of the file in the source or in the destination every time I use scp. I want to avoid this overhead. Is there any hack to just copy the file with the name that we desire to? Like for example:
scp filename user@sysname:/path/ dest_filename
linux file scp
asked Nov 19 '18 at 8:39
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I am writing an automated test script that will copy the files from the remote location and make changes to it before copying them to another remotely connected machine.I want to copy a file from a remote machine to my local machine. I am using scp. It was all good until I found out that I have another file in my local with the same name. I either have to change the name of the file in the source or in the destination every time I use scp. I want to avoid this overhead. Is there any hack to just copy the file with the name that we desire to? Like for example:
scp filename user@sysname:/path/ dest_filename
linux file scp
asked Nov 19 '18 at 8:39
control-zedcontrol-zed
137
2
I'm voting to close this question as off-topic because it has nothing to do with programming and would be better suited at superuser.com/questions/tagged/linux
– tink
Nov 19 '18 at 8:44
And no, scp can't do that. Use rsync or unison.
– tink
Nov 19 '18 at 8:46
I am writing an automated test script that will copy the files from the remote location and make changes to it before copying them to another remotely connected machine. How is this not related to programming? I'm sorry I don't understand. Please explain yourself.
– control-zed
Nov 19 '18 at 9:28
You didn't mention any of that. And I stand by my suggestion to use rsync to avoid the overwriting.
– tink
Nov 19 '18 at 16:31
rsync is doing the work thank you.
– control-zed
Nov 20 '18 at 8:57
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I am writing an automated test script that will copy the files from the remote location and make changes to it before copying them to another remotely connected machine.I want to copy a file from a remote machine to my local machine. I am using scp. It was all good until I found out that I have another file in my local with the same name. I either have to change the name of the file in the source or in the destination every time I use scp. I want to avoid this overhead. Is there any hack to just copy the file with the name that we desire to? Like for example:
scp filename user@sysname:/path/ dest_filename
linux file scp
asked Nov 19 '18 at 8:39
control-zedcontrol-zed
137
I am writing an automated test script that will copy the files from the remote location and make changes to it before copying them to another remotely connected machine.I want to copy a file from a remote machine to my local machine. I am using scp. It was all good until I found out that I have another file in my local with the same name. I either have to change the name of the file in the source or in the destination every time I use scp. I want to avoid this overhead. Is there any hack to just copy the file with the name that we desire to? Like for example:
scp filename user@sysname:/path/ dest_filename
linux file scp
linux file scp
asked Nov 19 '18 at 8:39
control-zedcontrol-zed
137
asked Nov 19 '18 at 8:39
control-zedcontrol-zed
137
edited Nov 20 '18 at 9:04
control-zed
asked Nov 19 '18 at 8:39
control-zedcontrol-zed
137
asked Nov 19 '18 at 8:39
control-zedcontrol-zed
137
asked Nov 19 '18 at 8:39
control-zedcontrol-zed
137
137
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I'm voting to close this question as off-topic because it has nothing to do with programming and would be better suited at superuser.com/questions/tagged/linux
– tink
Nov 19 '18 at 8:44
And no, scp can't do that. Use rsync or unison.
– tink
Nov 19 '18 at 8:46
I am writing an automated test script that will copy the files from the remote location and make changes to it before copying them to another remotely connected machine. How is this not related to programming? I'm sorry I don't understand. Please explain yourself.
– control-zed
Nov 19 '18 at 9:28
You didn't mention any of that. And I stand by my suggestion to use rsync to avoid the overwriting.
– tink
Nov 19 '18 at 16:31
rsync is doing the work thank you.
– control-zed
Nov 20 '18 at 8:57
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I'm voting to close this question as off-topic because it has nothing to do with programming and would be better suited at superuser.com/questions/tagged/linux
– tink
Nov 19 '18 at 8:44
And no, scp can't do that. Use rsync or unison.
– tink
Nov 19 '18 at 8:46
I am writing an automated test script that will copy the files from the remote location and make changes to it before copying them to another remotely connected machine. How is this not related to programming? I'm sorry I don't understand. Please explain yourself.
– control-zed
Nov 19 '18 at 9:28
You didn't mention any of that. And I stand by my suggestion to use rsync to avoid the overwriting.
– tink
Nov 19 '18 at 16:31
rsync is doing the work thank you.
– control-zed
Nov 20 '18 at 8:57
2
2
I'm voting to close this question as off-topic because it has nothing to do with programming and would be better suited at superuser.com/questions/tagged/linux
– tink
Nov 19 '18 at 8:44
I'm voting to close this question as off-topic because it has nothing to do with programming and would be better suited at superuser.com/questions/tagged/linux
– tink
Nov 19 '18 at 8:44
And no, scp can't do that. Use rsync or unison.
– tink
Nov 19 '18 at 8:46
And no, scp can't do that. Use rsync or unison.
– tink
Nov 19 '18 at 8:46
I am writing an automated test script that will copy the files from the remote location and make changes to it before copying them to another remotely connected machine. How is this not related to programming? I'm sorry I don't understand. Please explain yourself.
– control-zed
Nov 19 '18 at 9:28
I am writing an automated test script that will copy the files from the remote location and make changes to it before copying them to another remotely connected machine. How is this not related to programming? I'm sorry I don't understand. Please explain yourself.
– control-zed
Nov 19 '18 at 9:28
You didn't mention any of that. And I stand by my suggestion to use rsync to avoid the overwriting.
– tink
Nov 19 '18 at 16:31
You didn't mention any of that. And I stand by my suggestion to use rsync to avoid the overwriting.
– tink
Nov 19 '18 at 16:31
rsync is doing the work thank you.
– control-zed
Nov 20 '18 at 8:57
rsync is doing the work thank you.
– control-zed
Nov 20 '18 at 8:57
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Based off of: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secure_copy#Function
scp user@host:directory/SourceFile TargetFile
Would copy the "SourceFile", say, from remote, to the local path "TargetFile".
So you could in theory do:
scp bob@remotecomputer:directory/LogonTime.txt /somelocalpath/LogonTime20181119.txt
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Based off of: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secure_copy#Function
scp user@host:directory/SourceFile TargetFile
Would copy the "SourceFile", say, from remote, to the local path "TargetFile".
So you could in theory do:
scp bob@remotecomputer:directory/LogonTime.txt /somelocalpath/LogonTime20181119.txt
answered Nov 19 '18 at 8:46
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Based off of: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secure_copy#Function
scp user@host:directory/SourceFile TargetFile
Would copy the "SourceFile", say, from remote, to the local path "TargetFile".
So you could in theory do:
scp bob@remotecomputer:directory/LogonTime.txt /somelocalpath/LogonTime20181119.txt
answered Nov 19 '18 at 8:46
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Based off of: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secure_copy#Function
scp user@host:directory/SourceFile TargetFile
Would copy the "SourceFile", say, from remote, to the local path "TargetFile".
So you could in theory do:
scp bob@remotecomputer:directory/LogonTime.txt /somelocalpath/LogonTime20181119.txt
answered Nov 19 '18 at 8:46
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Based off of: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secure_copy#Function
scp user@host:directory/SourceFile TargetFile
Would copy the "SourceFile", say, from remote, to the local path "TargetFile".
So you could in theory do:
scp bob@remotecomputer:directory/LogonTime.txt /somelocalpath/LogonTime20181119.txt
answered Nov 19 '18 at 8:46
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I'm voting to close this question as off-topic because it has nothing to do with programming and would be better suited at superuser.com/questions/tagged/linux
– tink
Nov 19 '18 at 8:44
And no, scp can't do that. Use rsync or unison.
– tink
Nov 19 '18 at 8:46
I am writing an automated test script that will copy the files from the remote location and make changes to it before copying them to another remotely connected machine. How is this not related to programming? I'm sorry I don't understand. Please explain yourself.
– control-zed
Nov 19 '18 at 9:28
You didn't mention any of that. And I stand by my suggestion to use rsync to avoid the overwriting.
– tink
Nov 19 '18 at 16:31
rsync is doing the work thank you.
– control-zed
Nov 20 '18 at 8:57