UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers

try using scp -r

u can use wild charcters ( *)

use /* in scp command i haven't tried any time though

scp -r user@host:/path/to/source1 /path/to/target1
scp -r user@host:/path/to/source2 /path/to/target2
scp -r user@host:/path/to/source3 /path/to/target3
...

dirs[1]="abc"
dirs[2]="def"
dirs[3]="ghi"
...

(( i = 1 ))
while [ $i -lt ${#dirs[*]} ] ; do
     scp -r user@host:/path/to/"${dirs[$i]}" /path/to/"${dirs[$i]}"
     (( i += 1 ))
done

cat /path/to/listfile
# this is a comment
abc    # comment too
def
ghi
...
-------------------

typeset dir=""
sed 's/#.*//;s/[<spc><tab>]*$//;/^$/d' /path/to/listfile |\
while read dir ; do
     scp -r user@host:/path/to/"$dir" /path/to/"$dir"
done