I will think outside the box and say, thumb drive?

On Tue, Oct 21, 2008 at 6:36 PM, Eric Shubert <ejs@shubes.net> wrote:

> scp is certainly easy to use. rsync is much more efficient in a scenario
> where you're trying to keep a backup copy in sync. After the first copy,
> which isn't much different from scp performance wise, rsync only copies
> files that have changed.
>
> With either program, ownerships and permissions can get screwed up if
> you're not careful to use the proper flags. -a for 'archive' is usually
> a good choice for rsync, -p to preserve permissions and dates for scp.
> See the man page(s) for the full gamut.
>
> Ryan Rix wrote:
> > Hi Josef,
> >
> > I think that scp is the best by far...
> > first install an sshd. Under Debian and its equivalents, use
> > #aptitude install openssh-server
> > on all boxes that you want to do the filestransferring. any windows boxes
> > install WinSCP.
> > then type
> > scp /source/file user@targethost:/directory/to/send
> > and type in the remote box'es password for that user.
> >
> > ~Ryan
> >
> > --
> > Thanks and best regards,
> > Ryan Rix
> > TamsPalm - The PalmOS Blog
> >
> > I begin to wonder if randomized sigs really accomplish anything.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > On Tue October 21 2008 06:22:58 pm Josef Lowder wrote:
> >> I have two computers connected via an ethernet hub
> >> and two more connected by wireless.  What is the
> >> best way to copy or transfer files between them?
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