SCP with Resume Feature

[Thorsten Glaser]

On Fri, 2 Apr 2021, Bob Proulx wrote:

> I would be inclined to act as a BOFH and replace scp with

I keep it… it’s useful to push to machines before they have rsync
(e.g. to push updated sources.list, keys, etc).

> a script wrapper that called rsync. "There! I deliverd an scp that
> handles resume. Problem solved."

Definitely! (Except… one point against rsync is its licence.)

I’ve named mine rcp though.

https://evolvis.org/plugins/scmgit/cgi-bin/gitweb.cgi?p=shellsnippets/shellsnippets.git;a=blob;f=mksh/rcp;hb=HEAD

It does quite some things (e.g. -a --numeric-ids) by default
but parses options, to some degree, to disable them again if
needed. (Oh, I see I need to add the recent additions to usage…)

Enjoy,
//mirabilos
-- 
Infrastrukturexperte • tarent solutions GmbH
Am Dickobskreuz 10, D-53121 Bonn • http://www.tarent.de/
Telephon +49 228 54881-393 • Fax: +49 228 54881-235
HRB AG Bonn 5168 • USt-ID (VAT): DE122264941
Geschäftsführer: Dr. Stefan Barth, Kai Ebenrett, Boris Esser, Alexander Steeg

*************************************************

Mit dem tarent-Newsletter nichts mehr verpassen: www.tarent.de/newsletter

*************************************************