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Old 10-04-2006
Remote file rename

What is the best way to rename a remote file using wildcard characters? I saw the FTP RENAME command, but it does not like wildcard charcters.
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Old 10-05-2006
rsh rcp scp

rsh and rcp are dangerous options as they require remote services "RPC/portmapper" to be run.
scp will require "ssh-server" to be installed
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