[SOLVED] scp file name with colon in it

tuxstar · 09-03-2007, 08:05 AM

I'm trying to scp a file named test:File.txt from one server to another. I keep getting the same error
File.txt: No such file or directory

The commands I've tried are
scp test\:File.txt root@machine:/tmp/
scp "test:File.txt" root@machine:/tmp/
scp 'test:File.txt' root@machine:/tmp/

I know the escape character is \ but this does not work. I can rename the file and then scp it, but how would I scp the file if the name had a colon in it.

colucix · 09-03-2007, 08:28 AM

Why not the following, trying to force scp to interpret the name as a file in the current directory?!

Code:

scp ./test:File.txt root@machine:/tmp/

tuxstar · 09-03-2007, 08:38 AM

Thanks, that worked perfectly.