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2002 Feb 20
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feature request: add -a to scp for archive-style copy
This is a feature request for scp. scp has no easy option to copy symlinks, etc. to reproduce a directory tree. The -r option follows symlinks and reads the data out of device files when copying. A few years ago, the -a option was added to normal cp, replacing the cumbersome and arcane (cd wherever1 ; tar cf - whatever) | (cd wherever2 ; tar xpf - ) with cp -a wherever1/whatever wherever2 Adding a -a option to scp would likewise eliminate the need for the even more obscure but frequently-typed ssh wherever1 -l whoever "(cd wherever2 ; tar cf - whatever)" | (cd wherever3 ; tar xpf...