[XCSSA] Re: [SATLUG] Resuming a failed scp session...

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On Sun, 8 Jul 2007 02:38:52 -0500, tom weeks <tweeksjunk2@theweeks.org> wrote:

>If you initially did your scp via:
>	scp -rp ./local/dir user@remotehost:/path/to/remote/file
>
>Then just pick up where you left off using:
>	rsync --partial -av ./local/file user@remotehost:/path/to/remote/file


Everyone does know about screen(1), right? How it can keep a remote session going
despite the loss of the original scp link, and allow reconnection to work in progress
after the link is re-established?

I find it essential when administering a box across a dodgy wi-fi link.  --Don

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