start new terminal windows to run a new program

ufmale · 07-24-2007, 09:17 PM

I would like to run mulitple “scp” over the network at the same times.
There are 100 directories. and I would like each one to process simultaneously so that it finish quicker.
How do I do that from Redhat Enterprise 4? Is there a way to create new process in different terminal automatically.

scp -rv /home/joe/1a/* max@com1:/mnt/max/1a/
scp -rv /home/joe/1b/* max@com1:/mnt/max/1b/
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...
...

thloh85 · 07-24-2007, 09:42 PM

add a & between all commands... thats the easiest way...

scp -rv /home/joe/1a/* max@com1:/mnt/max/1a/ &
scp -rv /home/joe/1b/* max@com1:/mnt/max/1b/ &
... &
... &

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edit : That does NOT spawn new windows, but rather new processes...

ufmale · 07-24-2007, 11:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ghostdev85

add a & between all commands... thats the easiest way...

scp -rv /home/joe/1a/* max@com1:/mnt/max/1a/ &
scp -rv /home/joe/1b/* max@com1:/mnt/max/1b/ &
... &
... &

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edit : That does NOT spawn new windows, but rather new processes...

I tried. That would not work because scp requires the password input.
Therefore, I need some way to spawn a new window, and I can enter passwd manually to each window. Is there anyone have a solution to this?

chrism01 · 07-25-2007, 01:45 AM

Use authorised keys so you don't have to keep inputting the passwd.
Also, use 'nohup', so you can close the window/logout if needed ie

nohup scp -rv /home/joe/1a/* max@com1:/mnt/max/1a/ &
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ufmale · 07-25-2007, 08:41 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by chrism01

Use authorised keys so you don't have to keep inputting the passwd.
Also, use 'nohup', so you can close the window/logout if needed ie

nohup scp -rv /home/joe/1a/* max@com1:/mnt/max/1a/ &
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I did search on the internet and see how to implement the pubkey. However, I don't have to all the dir on the target machine. or it is not possible to put the public key there. Do you have other suggestion?

farslayer · 07-25-2007, 09:11 AM

It looks like you are synchronizing a bunch of directories between two locations. did you consider using rsync instead of scp ? since rsync would only be copying data that has changed it may speed up the process considerably..