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copying a directory from one location to another in the same server but the script to copy is present in another server

Aman Srivastava

1/6/23, 7:18 AM

I am trying to write a script in a server which copies a directory present in another server and paste it in the same directory but at different location, what is the correct format for the SCP command for this process.

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CrazyTux

1/6/23, 7:21 AM

"same directory but different location" - is it another sub directory in the same server or the same directory on another server ?

pa4080

1/6/23, 7:24 AM

Instead of `scp` you can use the `ssh` command in this way: `ssh user@host 'cp -R /dest/dir /target/dir`'

Aman Srivastava

1/6/23, 8:19 AM

another sub directory in the same server

vanadium

1/6/23, 8:52 AM

Show us what you tried thus far: that may render your specific problem more clearly. With `scp`, you can specify source and destination on remote hosts, so I do not see your specific problem as long as you specify correct pathnames to the remote host.

CrazyTux

1/6/23, 9:09 AM

check out this guide https://www.shellhacks.com/ssh-execute-remote-command-script-linux/

Aman Srivastava

1/6/23, 10:19 AM

The solution shared by @pa4080 worked for me, thanks for all the help

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Ubuntu

pa4080

1/6/23, 10:43 AM

To complete the task, you can use the ssh command in a way as this:

ssh user@host 'cp -R /source/dir /dest/dir'

Thus instead of opening a login shell the ssh client will execute the command within the quote marks on the remote system and then will close the connection. In this case the remote system will process the data. In addition you can capture the output of the command and save it as a local file if you need, for example:

ssh user@host '<remote command>' > /local/path/file.log
ssh user@host '<remote command> 2>&1' > /path/file.log  # capture the remote errors

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Elon Musk

I sit in a Tesla and translated this thread with Ai:

EN: copying a directory from one location to another in the same server but the script to copy is present in another server

TH: การคัดลอกไดเร็กทอรีจากที่หนึ่งไปยังอีกที่หนึ่งในเซิร์ฟเวอร์เดียวกัน แต่สคริปต์ที่จะคัดลอกมีอยู่ในเซิร์ฟเวอร์อื่น

RO: copierea unui director dintr-o locație în alta pe același server, dar scriptul de copiat este prezent pe alt server

RU: копирование каталога из одного места в другое на том же сервере, но сценарий для копирования присутствует на другом сервере

VI: sao chép một thư mục từ vị trí này sang vị trí khác trong cùng một máy chủ nhưng tập lệnh để sao chép lại có trong một máy chủ khác

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