On Sunday, 2 February 2020 10:32:40 GMT Ralph Corderoy wrote:
> Why not create a shell script that is little more than the list of
> scp(1) commands?
>
> One advantage of the command-line over the GUI is the ability to
> assemble ones own vocabulary of commands by standing on the shoulders of
> others.
Agreed. However, I've used Filezilla for years (initially on Windows), so
it's a familiar interface. Also the script would have to be (excuse the pun)
extremely prescriptive. Yes. I mostly move the same files up and own, but
they aren't always the target. This would mean that I would need lots of
different scripts, (or a sexy one with menus) and I would still have to keep
updating it if I needed to access different files or devices. If I'd spent my
formative years in the shell I've no doubt that I would be doing as you
suggest, but I didn't so I use what is familiar to me.
With GUI based file tool, such as Filezilla or Snowflake (I hope), I only have
to add the new IP Address and credentials for each new device and the rest can
be done by browsing the filesystem.
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