Hi, i'm trying to write a backup script using scp from my laptop to my server. I stumbled across some instructions on the web but i'm not quite getting what i want. this works: scp -rp /home/user/music/*.mp3 root@192.168.2.161:/mnt/LaptopBackup/user/music/ and all of the *.mp3's copy over. that would be fine if I had all of my *.mp3 files in one big directory but i don't in /music i have more directories for each band.. i would just like to copy an entire directory with all of it's sub directories. then later i'll just make a script out of it. TIA, mike h --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change you mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss