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--- development:linux:file_management [2020/03/02 14:53]
kalenpw [cp]
+++ development:linux:file_management [2021/06/29 15:06] (current)
kalenpw
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 <code bash>
 # trailing slash affects whether source gets copied or not
-cp -r ./old_dir ./new_dir  # will move old_dir into new_dir
+cp -r ./old_dir ./new_dir  # will copy old_dir into new_dir
-cp -r ./old_dir/ ./new_dir # will move everyhing inside old_dir to new_dir
+cp -r ./old_dir/ ./new_dir # will copy everyhing inside old_dir to new_dir
+</code>
+----
+===== scp =====
+<code bash>
+# unlike cp trailing slash does not have affect. scp will always copy the source_dir
+scp -rP 2222 kalenpw@kalenpw.com:/path/to/file.txt ./dest_file
+# use an ssh alias in scp
+scp ./file.txt khalidor:/home/kalenpw
 </code>
 ----
 ===== rsync =====
+<code bash>
+# like cp trailing slash causes source_dir to not be copied
+rsync -r source ./dest/  # source will be inside dest
+rsync -r source/ ./dest/ # only inner files of source will be moved
+rsync -r source/ ./dest/ --delete # delete files in dest that didn't exist in source
+</code>
+----