relative pathnames

Linux / UNIX: scp / rsync File Name With colon (:) In It

by on February 14, 2011 · 11 comments

How do I copy a file with Colon (punctuation) name in it. When I type the following command to copy “file:name.txt” to a remote host called server1:

scp file:name.txt user@server1:/path

I get the following error:

ssh: Could not resolve hostname s: Name or service not known

How do I copy file with scp or rsync with a colon in it?

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Understanding Linux / UNIX Relative Pathname

by on August 15, 2007 · 0 comments

Q. Can you explain the term relative pathname under UNIX or Linux oses? A. The relative pathnames are opposite to absolute pathname. A reative pathname does not begin with a slash ( / ). Generally you specifies location relative to your current working directory. This is most useful to short a path name. For example [...]

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