Copy files from subfolder to folder using SSH

Question

How do I copy all files inside /directory/subfolder to /directory using SSH?

PS. I'm not going from 1 server to another, I'm just trying copy the files in the subfolder to update the site...

Answer 1

I believe you are looking for sftp and specifically the put command. Here is some documentation on sftp.

Answer 2

I'm not too familiar with SSH though I have used WinSCP to do what you asked using an SSH connection. It was fairly easy, though I didn't have to deal with the server-side settings.

Answer 3

scp -r user1@from-server:/dir1 user2@to-server:/dir2

scp -r local-directory user2@to-server:/dir

scp -r user1@from-server:/dir local-directory

Answer 4

scp -r /directory/subfolder/* user@host:/directory

Answer 5

Depends on your needs and your underlying OS. If you are on a box with X/windows and are trying copy files, you can use FileZilla, WinSCP and load the files via sftp. Another nice method is to use ExpanDrive, MacFusion, WebDrive (Win/MAC) and simply mount an external directory as a local drive. If you are only interested in a console solution, you maybe want to take a look at "scp".

Answer 6

PULL:

ssh target_address cat remotefile > localfile

ssh target_address dd if=remotefile | dd of=localfile

ssh target_address cat "<" remotefile >localfile

ssh target_address cat "<" remotefile.gz | gunzip >localfile