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\versionid $Id: pscp.but,v 1.3 2001/01/27 17:49:18 owen Exp $
\versionid $Id: pscp.but,v 1.4 2001/01/28 14:27:08 owen Exp $
\#FIXME: Need examples, index entries, links
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\S2{pscp-usage-options-r}\c{-r} copies directories recursively
By default, PSCP will only copy files. Any directories you specify to
copy will be skipped, as will their contents. The \c{-r} option tells
PSCP to descend into any directories you specify, and to copy them and
their contents. This allows you to use PSCP to transfer whole
directory structures between machines.
\S2{pscp-usage-options-v}\c{-v} show verbose messages
The \c{-v} option to PSCP makes it print extra information about the
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\S2{pscp-usage-options-P}\c{-P port} connect to specified port
If the \c{host} you specify is a saved session, PSCP uses any port
number specified in that saved session. If not, PSCP uses the port
specified for SSH in \e{Default Settings}, or the default SSH port,
22. \#{Is this actually true? Can you actually specify a different
default port for a protocol in Default Settings?}
number specified in that saved session. If not, PSCP uses the default
SSH port, 22. The \c{-P} option allows you specify the port number to
connect to for PSCP's SSH connection.
\S2{pscp-usage-options-pw}\c{-pw passw} login with specified password
If a password is required to connect to the \c{host}, PSCP will
interactively prompt you for it. However, this may not always be
appropriate. If you are running PSCP as part of some automated job,
it will not be possible to enter a password by hand. The \c{-p}
it will not be possible to enter a password by hand. The \c{-pw}
option to PSCP lets you specify the password to use on the command
line.
Since specifying passwords in scripts is a bad idea for security
reasons, you might want instead to consider using public-key
authentication. PSCP will attempt to authenticate with any public key
specified in a saved session's configuration before asking for a
password.
authentication (see \k{pubkey}). PSCP will attempt to authenticate
with any public key specified in a saved session's configuration
before asking for a password.
\H{pscp-ixplorer} Secure iXplorer