SSH server to server
 

oki...

How do I transfer a file from one server to another using SSH?

With FTP I can use the get or put command...

But when I SSH into my server I don't have this command...

:helpme

from ssh you can do :


ftp new-host-name.com

and use regular ftp


-OR-

scp local_file user@remotebox:/dir/to/place/file/in

fetch

why use ssh then ftp? kinda defeats the purpose. use sftp or scp. type man sftp or scp for more info

This will transfer a file or a whoel directory tree, just execute it from the directory you are wanting to cop to the second server and have your root password the second machineready

tar cpf - . | ssh [email protected] 'cd /path/on/new/server; tar xvf -'

For one file you may well have a command named
GET (capitalized).
You can also use wget:
wget ftp://user:[email protected]/dirr/file.zip

There are also likely comands named "ftp" and "ncftp",
but you'll need to know a few FTP commands to use them.
ncftp is better and easier, if it's available.
If you're transferring a lot of files, you can use a tar pipe (below).
If you're transferring EVERYTHING, like moving from one
dedicated server to another, you'll need to do more than
just move files and having a pro handle it can save you
not only a lot of hassle but also a lot of money (downtime, etc.)

I've probably moved people from one server to another
100 times and I STILL carefully follow a written checklist
because without it I would miss things and there would
be probems. For example, if I forgot to set the DNS TTL
48 hours before the move new members may not be able
to access the site for the first couple of days of their
membership and expiring members may live on forever on
the new server.

Anyway, a tar pipe to copy a directory:

copy from here to there:
cd /home
tar --gzip --sparse --preserve --same-owner --atime-preserve -B -cvf - . |
ssh user@host "cd /home; tar -B --ungzip --preserve --same-owner --atime-preserve --sparse -xvf -"


copy to me:
ssh -l root otherserver.com "cd /home/user/somedir; tar -B --gzip --preserve
--same-owner --atime-preserve --sparse -cvf - ." | tar --ungzip --preserve -B
--same-owner --atime-preserve --sparse -xvf -

Thanks!

:) :) :)

easier method:

scp localfile [email protected]:/home/remoteuser/