How do I copy all hidden files from $HOME using scp command line tool?
scp is secure remote copy program which copies files between hosts on a network. The correct syntax to copy all hidden files using scp is as follows:
$ scp -rp /path/to/source/. user@server2.cyberciti.biz:/path/to/dest/
You need to append a dot to the end of the source so that it will copy all files. A better solution is to use the rsync command as follows:
$ rsync -av --progress /path/to/source user@server2.cyberciti.biz:/path/to/dest/
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This doesn’t work. Neither solution copied the .bashrc
A solution with SCP won’t work.
It produces error:
“scp: error: unexpected filename: .”