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# 1  
Old 02-18-2008
Error cannot copy file using scp when filename has ":"
hi all ,

does any one know how can we copy a file using scp which have a file name inlcuding "+:"
example :

ls -lrt *.csv | tail -3
-rw-r----- 1 opern oper 8479 Feb 15 15:39 LKILA.csv
-rw-r----- 1 opern oper 8479 Feb 18 12:06 L+KILA.csv
-rw-r----- 1 opern oper 8479 Feb 18 12:07 L+:KILA.csv
$ scp L*.csv sqa2wrk2@tcenh038:.
scp L*.csv sqa2wrk2@tcenh038:.
ssh: L+: no address associated with name
L+KILA.csv 100% 8479 8.3KB/s 00:00
LKILA.csv 100% 8479 8.3KB/s 00:00

if see above the files LKILA.csv L+KILA.csv can be copied but not L+:KILA.csv
how to over come that those special chars !!
i tried with backslaash

$ scp L\+\:KILA.csv sqa2wrk2@tcenh038:.
scp L\+\:KILA.csv sqa2wrk2@tcenh038:.
ssh: L+: no address associated with name
# 2  
Old 02-18-2008
Try using double backslash.
# 3  
Old 02-18-2008
the colon will be interpreted as unix path, like : scp file.log root@server:/opt/folder/ - that's why it will fail, use double backslash as you've been advised, try using "" around the file, or last resort - rename it Smilie
# 4  
Old 02-19-2008
hi ,
thank you very much for your suggetions , but still no luck yet
i have tried all combinations

wblvq2ol2s-opern:/pet2/opern> scp L\\+:KILA.csv sqa2wrk2@tcenh038:.
ssh: L+: no address associated with name
wblvq2ol2s-opern:/pet2/opern> scp " L\\+:KILA.csv" sqa2wrk2@tcenh038:.
ssh: L+: no address associated with name
wblvq2ol2s-opern:/pet2/opern> scp "L\\+:KILA.csv" sqa2wrk2@tcenh038:.
ssh: L+: no address associated with name
wblvq2ol2s-opern:/pet2/opern> scp L\\+:KILA.csv sqa2wrk2@tcenh038:.
ssh: L+: no address associated with name
wblvq2ol2s-opern:/pet2/opern> scp "L\\+\\:KILA.csv" sqa2wrk2@tcenh038:.
ssh: L+ scp: no address associated with name
wblvq2ol2s-opern:/pet2/opern> scp L\\+\\:KILA.csv sqa2wrk2@tcenh038:.
ssh: L+ scp: no address associated with name
wblvq2ol2s-opern:/pet2/opern> scp L+\\:KILA.csv sqa2wrk2@tcenh038:.
ssh: L+ scp: no address associated with name
wblvq2ol2s-opern:/pet2/opern> scp "L+\\:KILA.csv" sqa2wrk2@tcenh038:.
ssh: L+ scp: no address associated with name
wblvq2ol2s-opern:/pet2/opern>
# 5  
Old 02-19-2008
use "./" without quotes before ur file.
eg with file name L+:KILA.csv
execute this
scp ./L+:KILA.csv sqa2wrk2@tcenh038:.


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