Richard Ibbotson <richard [at] sheflug.co.uk> writes: > Jose > >> scp my_file.txt username [at] host:/path/ >> >> or >> scp username [at] host:/path/to/file my_file > > > Tried both of these and it just said "docs not a regular file". But, > it is because it's just like any other folder. can't scp directories. can, however: tar cvf - directory | ssh username [at] host 'sh -c "(cd /path/it/goes/in ; tar xvf - )"' or something like that... Easiest might be to tar cvf - directory | ssh username [at] host tar xvf - and then move the directory from your home directory with mv (or a local tar :) -- Eric E. Moore
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