how to sftp /home plus subdirectories -
Dennis Gilmore
dennis at ausil.us
Mon May 12 19:05:51 UTC 2008
On Monday 12 May 2008, Bob Goodwin USA wrote:
> Can someone tell me what the proper command is to transfer the entire
> home directory plus it's subdirectories between two Fedora computers. I
> have no trouble moving files but can't seem to figure out how to do it
> in one fell swoop, if it is possible to do so?
>
> I've tried gftp but that gets me into other uncertainties and has wasted
> my time.
>
> I should be able to issue a "get" command it would seem?
>
> Thanks.
>
> Bob Goodwin
easiest way is to use rsync
something like
rsync -ave ssh --progress /home/<user>/ <host>:/home/<user>/
Dennis
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