copy files with folders

Question

The following scp is working as expected.

scp /home/admin/* root@ec2-50-112-212-73:/

But I need a command that will create the required folder structure on destination server if it does not already exist.

Update:

I can do it in 2 steps as shown below. I will like to know if there is any other way.

ssh root@ec2-50-112-212-73  " mkdir -p /home/admin/ "
scp  -r /home/admin/* root@ec2-50-112-212-73:/home/admin/

No. equivalent to mkdir -p /home/admin/ on remote server, that will work with scp or tar — shantanuo, Jun 26 '12 at 11:07
That's what `-r` for: `Recursively copy entire directories. Note that scp follows symbolic links encountered in the tree traversal.` — ott--, Jun 26 '12 at 11:23

Bart De Vos · Accepted Answer · 2012-06-26T11:25:08.473

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You might be better off using rsync:

rsync -av -R -f"+ */" -f"- *" /home/admin/* root@ec2-50-112-212-73:/

This will only create the directories on the other (ec2) side

edited Jun 26 '12 at 11:25

answered Jun 26 '12 at 11:18

Bart De Vos

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Wouldn't you also need the `-R` option in order to create `/home/admin/`? – Oliver Jun 26 '12 at 11:20
Ah, yes, thought he didn't want that. Thanks. – Bart De Vos Jun 26 '12 at 11:24

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Jun 26 '12 at 11:42

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scp -r /home/admin/ root@ec2-50-112-212-73:/home/admin/ will work, assuming you don't specifically want to copy just the non-dotfiles in /home/admin.

answered Jun 26 '12 at 11:42

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