Re: Fwd: ssh again
On 06/14/2016 01:06 PM, Andrew M.A. Cater wrote:
> On Tue, Jun 14, 2016 at 03:37:47PM +0100, Lisi Reisz wrote:
>> Here is a repeat of my earlier failed attempt.
>>
>> peter@Nyx-II:~/Lisi$ scp /home/peter/Pictures/Winter\ Dream\ II.jpg
>> lisi@192.168.0.2:/home/lisi/Pictures?Winter\ Dream\ II.jpg
>> lisi@192.168.0.2's password:
>> scp: ambiguous target
>> peter@Nyx-II:~/Lisi$
>>
>> This was the method that had worked from .2 to .3. (Logged into .3 from .2,
>> copied from .2 to .3 - that's how that picture got there!!)
>>
>> Lisi
>>
>> ---------- Forwarded Message ----------
>>
>
> Watch your slashes :)
>
> scp /ome/peter/Pictures/Winter\ Dream\ II.jpg lisi@192/168.0.2:/home/lisi/Pictures/Winter\ Dream\ II.jpg
>
> to be honest, I'd be tempted to make a copy of the picture as Winterdream2.jpg - that way you don't have to escape
> spaces with the backslash
>
> HTH,
>
> AndyC
>
With scp if you plan on using the same file-name, you don't need to
specify it on the other end. You can simply go right ahead and just type:
scp /home/whatever/file.jpg remote@hostname:"/home/user/Pictures"
- Leon
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