scp + copy the symlinks
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Mar 15, 202648798 viewsConfidence Score0%
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Problem
Why does the command not copy links from the local computer to the other? How can I copy the links when in the source directory I have both files and links?
Error Output
scp -rp dir linux:/dir_target
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If I understand what you want correctly. You want to exactly mirror dir on the local machine to dir_target on linux, and it is copying the contents of the symlink, rather than copy the symlink itself. To make an exact duplicate, you need to use rsyn…
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