How to scp a hidden dot directory [duplicate]

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I need to copy a hiddden dot directory from remote to local. I tried this:



scp ssh:/home/ubuntu/.gnupg/ /local/target


But this gives me an error scp: /home/ubuntu/.gnupg: not a regular file







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    man scp | less -p '-r'...
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I need to copy a hiddden dot directory from remote to local. I tried this:



scp ssh:/home/ubuntu/.gnupg/ /local/target


But this gives me an error scp: /home/ubuntu/.gnupg: not a regular file







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marked as duplicate by αғsнιη, jasonwryan, Stephen Rauch, Community♦ Oct 20 '17 at 6:46


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    man scp | less -p '-r'...
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  • How to copy all files from a directory to a remote directory using scp?

    3 answers



I need to copy a hiddden dot directory from remote to local. I tried this:



scp ssh:/home/ubuntu/.gnupg/ /local/target


But this gives me an error scp: /home/ubuntu/.gnupg: not a regular file







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  • How to copy all files from a directory to a remote directory using scp?

    3 answers



I need to copy a hiddden dot directory from remote to local. I tried this:



scp ssh:/home/ubuntu/.gnupg/ /local/target


But this gives me an error scp: /home/ubuntu/.gnupg: not a regular file





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marked as duplicate by αғsнιη, jasonwryan, Stephen Rauch, Community♦ Oct 20 '17 at 6:46


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    man scp | less -p '-r'...
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    man scp | less -p '-r'...
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    Oct 20 '17 at 4:46







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man scp | less -p '-r'...
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man scp | less -p '-r'...
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Since it's a directory, you need -r switch for scp. So the command would be something like:



scp -r ssh:/home/ubuntu/.gnupg/ /local/target





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    Since it's a directory, you need -r switch for scp. So the command would be something like:



    scp -r ssh:/home/ubuntu/.gnupg/ /local/target





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      Since it's a directory, you need -r switch for scp. So the command would be something like:



      scp -r ssh:/home/ubuntu/.gnupg/ /local/target





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        Since it's a directory, you need -r switch for scp. So the command would be something like:



        scp -r ssh:/home/ubuntu/.gnupg/ /local/target





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        Since it's a directory, you need -r switch for scp. So the command would be something like:



        scp -r ssh:/home/ubuntu/.gnupg/ /local/target






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