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I am using ssh to connect to a remote machine.
Is there a way i can copy an entire directory from a local machine to the remote machine?
I found this link to do it the other way round i.e copying from remote machine to local machine.
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To copy files from a local system to a remote server or remote server to a local system, we can use the command 'scp' . 'scp' stands for 'secure copy' and it is a command used for copying files through the terminal. We can use 'scp' in Linux, Windows, and Mac.
In order to copy a directory on Linux, you have to execute the “cp” command with the “-R” option for recursive and specify the source and destination directories to be copied. As an example, let's say that you want to copy the “/etc” directory into a backup folder named “/etc_backup”.
Easiest way is scp
scp -r /path/to/local/storage [email protected]:/path/to/copy rsync is best for when you want to update versions where it has been previously copied.
If that doesn't work, rerun with -v and see what the error is.
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It is very easy with rsync as well:
rsync /path/to/local/storage [email protected]:/path/to/copy I recommend the usage of rsync over scp, because it is highly likely that you will one day need a feature that rsync offers and then you benefit from your experience with the tool.
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