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Old 01-12-2007
Transferring hidden files with scp
Is there a way to scp hidden files only ( with regex ) without specifying the name of the hidden files ?

Many thanks in advance ! Smilie
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Old 01-12-2007
Define "hidden" file - one with a protection mask of 000 ?
# 3  
Old 01-12-2007
No,

files whose name starts with a "."
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Old 01-12-2007
scp .* host:/dir

you get error mes for directories . and .. but you can filter them out if you want
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Old 01-12-2007
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Originally Posted by funksen
scp .* host:/dir

you get error mes for directories . and .. but you can filter them out if you want

Thanks,
But this would copy all the files not only the hidden files (filenames starting with a "." )

Am trying to copy only the files whose name starts with a "."
like,
.profile
.env
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Old 01-12-2007
a plain file that starts with a . is automatically hidden

for avoiding error mes you can use

scp $(ls -la | grep -v "^d" | awk '{print $9}' | grep "^\.") hostname:/dir
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Old 01-12-2007
Hope this helps!
Hi,
I am using xargs to do the job! I hope this is wat u expected Smilie

ls -la | awk '{print $NF}' | egrep '^\.' | xargs -I {} -t scp {} some_machine:~/destination_folder

~Srini
 
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