Subj : Re: Automating file transfers using FTP (or similar)
To   : Vk3jed
From : Gamgee
Date : Sun Feb 14 2021 08:33 am

-=> Vk3jed wrote to Avon <=-

 -=> On 02-14-21 13:12, Avon wrote to Oli <=-

 Av> scp -i /home/avon/.ssh/id_rsa testing.txt user@domain.com

 Av> then the command seems to be accepted and I get a new linux command
 Av> prompt.

 Vk> OK, there's no path information, so the  file wasn't actually
 Vk> sent, it was just copied locally to a file called user@domain.com


 Vk> The syntax you need is scp -i /home/avon/.ssh/id_rsa testing.txt
 Vk> user@domain.com:/path/to/destination

 Av> I have no idea if the file has been sent or where it went.

 Vk> Usually no response is good, though you may have briefly seen a
 Vk> progress bar.

I don't think there's any need for that "-i xxxxxxxx" clause, either.  
That appears to be the standard location that scp/ssh will look for the 
key, so it doesn't need to be mentioned.  Just extra clutter.



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