On Mon, Oct 04, 2004 at 03:41:43PM +0000, Kamaraju Kusumanchi wrote: >Hi all > Very simple question but I cannot find the answer in google >(possibly wrong keywords). > > I need to move some files from a server to client. I am planning to >use scp for this. Using scp, I can only copy the files. But I want to >move the files instead of copying them. Any ideas? The manual of scp >does not have any option for this. > >Are there any other programs which achieve the same result?
Try using rsync with the --delete-after flag. You can tunnel rsync over ssh using the -e flag. That should accomplish what you are trying to achieve, I believe. man rsync just to make sure :-) -- Peter Hicks "Nuclear war can ruin your whole compile." -- Karl Lehenbauer -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]