how to transfer data between two computers

forrestt · 06-07-2007, 03:00 PM

custangro, I'm not sure that would be any faster than an actual "scp -r", and it requires storage for files.tar at both ends. But, that IS the way to do it if you need to preserve permissions/ownership at both ends.

forrestt · 06-07-2007, 03:01 PM

masonm: I'm too poor to own a 3GB flash drive.

littlewenwen · 06-07-2007, 03:19 PM

Thank you all so much for great advice.

Just curious, will the USB keep my file intact? what is the difference between the format on USB and the format on a hard drive?

masonm · 06-07-2007, 03:27 PM

The command
scp -r username@<remote machineIP>:/home/username/remotefile . should work. I just tested it between two of my own machines just to double check that I had the syntax correct.

custangro · 06-07-2007, 05:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by forrestt

custangro, I'm not sure that would be any faster than an actual "scp -r", and it requires storage for files.tar at both ends. But, that IS the way to do it if you need to preserve permissions/ownership at both ends.

Sorry...I always post what works for me...

-custangro