SCP problem -

[Bob Goodwin - Zuni, Virginia, USA]

On 24/11/12 17:02, Marko Vojinovic wrote:
>> That is why i suggested to use rsync with the --links
>> > option, this will copy links as links and is the better
>> > solution as scp because both are running over ssh but
>> > rsync is much more fexilble and can cover any type of
>> > links and attributes
> Yes, rsync is probably the best tool for the job in this case.
>
> But anyway, I sometimes wonder how come that scp doesn't have an option
> to disable symbolic links. It's an obvious thing to have, precisely for
> these purposes...
>
> Best,:-)
> Marko

    That probably explains my scp problem, it appeared to be looped
    somewhere.

    I will incorporate much of this information in my Linux Notecase
    notes and hopefully I will avoid this in the future. I have had good
    results with SCP in the past ...

    Bob


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