[aklug] Re: Quick copy when you can't use rsync or scp?

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* Christopher Howard <choward@indicium.us> [2010-02-24 05:12 -0400]:
> My first thought was rsync, but (surprisingly) the installation disk
> doesn't have it, and apparently rsync has to be on both machines.
>
> So, what is the fastest and most convenient option available to me, in
> your opinion? Or perhaps am I being too paranoid about the SCP issue?

If you have ssh shell access to the machine, rsync does not have to be
on the machine you are copying from. Simply initiate the copy from
another machine using rsync, and make sure the syntax you are using is
that for contacting a non-rsync machine.

Check the man-page under "Access via remote shell:", and you should see
the syntax below. Note the single colon.

#v+
Pull: rsync [OPTION...] [USER@]HOST:SRC... [DEST]
Push: rsync [OPTION...] SRC... [USER@]HOST:DEST
#v-

HTH,
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dave [ please don't CC me ]
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Received on Wed Feb 24 04:35:09 2010