How can I use SFTP to transfer a directory to my local PC, but make the transfered directory have a different name on my local PC?
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I'm going to do a reinstall on my laptop and want to backup my .config. But the issue is that when I tried to do it I think it replaced my desktops .config because they both have the exact same path.(Luckily I keep my desktop and laptops configuration VERY similar, so I'm not noticing any issues immediately) Which is why I want to force the downloaded directory to have a different name so it doesn't try to replace the files on my desktop.
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I'm going to do a reinstall on my laptop and want to backup my .config. But the issue is that when I tried to do it I think it replaced my desktops .config because they both have the exact same path.(Luckily I keep my desktop and laptops configuration VERY similar, so I'm not noticing any issues immediately) Which is why I want to force the downloaded directory to have a different name so it doesn't try to replace the files on my desktop.
directory sftp
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I'm going to do a reinstall on my laptop and want to backup my .config. But the issue is that when I tried to do it I think it replaced my desktops .config because they both have the exact same path.(Luckily I keep my desktop and laptops configuration VERY similar, so I'm not noticing any issues immediately) Which is why I want to force the downloaded directory to have a different name so it doesn't try to replace the files on my desktop.
directory sftp
asked Feb 27 at 7:04
Sol33t303Sol33t303
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I'm going to do a reinstall on my laptop and want to backup my .config. But the issue is that when I tried to do it I think it replaced my desktops .config because they both have the exact same path.(Luckily I keep my desktop and laptops configuration VERY similar, so I'm not noticing any issues immediately) Which is why I want to force the downloaded directory to have a different name so it doesn't try to replace the files on my desktop.
directory sftp
directory sftp
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Simply provide a different directory name as destination to the sftp command, e.g.:
sftp -r user@host:~/.config .config_backup
answered Feb 27 at 7:42
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I didn't actually realize that you could get files like that, I always have just done "sftp IP" and used get to transfer files. I should have expected that you could do it that way though because that would make sense. Thanks.
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Simply provide a different directory name as destination to the sftp command, e.g.:
sftp -r user@host:~/.config .config_backup
answered Feb 27 at 7:42
heifloheiflo
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I didn't actually realize that you could get files like that, I always have just done "sftp IP" and used get to transfer files. I should have expected that you could do it that way though because that would make sense. Thanks.
– Sol33t303
Feb 27 at 9:44
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Simply provide a different directory name as destination to the sftp command, e.g.:
sftp -r user@host:~/.config .config_backup
answered Feb 27 at 7:42
heifloheiflo
613
I didn't actually realize that you could get files like that, I always have just done "sftp IP" and used get to transfer files. I should have expected that you could do it that way though because that would make sense. Thanks.
– Sol33t303
Feb 27 at 9:44
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Simply provide a different directory name as destination to the sftp command, e.g.:
sftp -r user@host:~/.config .config_backup
answered Feb 27 at 7:42
heifloheiflo
613
Simply provide a different directory name as destination to the sftp command, e.g.:
sftp -r user@host:~/.config .config_backup
answered Feb 27 at 7:42
heifloheiflo
613
answered Feb 27 at 7:42
heifloheiflo
613
answered Feb 27 at 7:42
heifloheiflo
613
answered Feb 27 at 7:42
heifloheiflo
613
613
I didn't actually realize that you could get files like that, I always have just done "sftp IP" and used get to transfer files. I should have expected that you could do it that way though because that would make sense. Thanks.
– Sol33t303
Feb 27 at 9:44
add a comment |
I didn't actually realize that you could get files like that, I always have just done "sftp IP" and used get to transfer files. I should have expected that you could do it that way though because that would make sense. Thanks.
– Sol33t303
Feb 27 at 9:44
I didn't actually realize that you could get files like that, I always have just done "sftp IP" and used get to transfer files. I should have expected that you could do it that way though because that would make sense. Thanks.
– Sol33t303
Feb 27 at 9:44
I didn't actually realize that you could get files like that, I always have just done "sftp IP" and used get to transfer files. I should have expected that you could do it that way though because that would make sense. Thanks.
– Sol33t303
Feb 27 at 9:44
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