How to filter files when using scp to copy dir recursively?
I’d probably recommend using something like rsync for this due to its include and exclude flags, e.g:- rsync -rav -e ssh –include ‘*/’ –include=”*.class” –exclude=”*” \ server:/usr/some/unknown/number/of/sub/folders/ \ /usr/project/backup/some/unknown/number/of/sub/folders/ Some other useful flags: -r for recursive -a for archive (mostly all files) -v for verbose output -e to specify ssh instead of the default (which … Read more