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scp -r ... but leave out (exclude) a specified subdirectory

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Mar 15, 202664657 views
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Here's the directory structure: I want to copy everything, EXCEPT for the /a/c/ subdirectory. Q: How would I specify a directory to leave out in the scp command ?

Error Output

/a/
/a/b/
/a/c/

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Fix for: scp -r ... but leave out (exclude) a specified subdirectory

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I don't think you can, but you could use rsync? Something like this:

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