UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers

Dear All ,

Kindly I need the easy way or methof in order to copy a folder ( large size ) from one server to another thru the network !

I have a Folder on server A , and i need to take it to server B , through the network .

can i use rcp ? if yes how ?

Thanks

there are a few ways. rcp is one of them. see the man page for rcp for more information on it.

if one of the systems is running nfs, then you could set up an nfs share for the directory you want to transfer the file into, and mount that directory from the other system.

then you could simply ftp the file to where it has to go. however with ftp and sending a folder over there, you will need a script like perderabo's recursive ftp script to send the whole folder. to use this, click on the search button and search for "recursive ftp" and look for the one with perderabo's script.

dosnt matter which one you use, they will all work. depends more on what services are running at your site.