a good tutorial of cron/scp

[eduac]

guys,

Exists some form to automatize the scp command?

for example:
i need to copy with one minute of interval the .php files from a local folder for the server, using scp.

[goldbug]

I'm assuming you can write a small shell script that does the copy job for you, then just cron the shell script.

Dunno tho, never tried. (Might try it with sftp if scp is a no-go)

[goldbug]

Alright, did a little digging, and some testing, and found this:

http://www.arches.uga.edu/~pkeck/ssh/

Summary

• Use ssh-keygen to generate public & private keys

• copy key to remote host (via scp)

• start up ssh-agent

• use ssh-add to add those keyfiles to the agent

• scp/ssh/sftp freely.

This is roughly what I did on my machine(s)

It seems to work just fine from the command line (scp works without password prompt), so it should be good for a CRON job.

[eduac]

Anyone have a good scp into crontab tutorial?

[frymaster]

are you saying you want to have a cron job that periodically uses scp to transfer something from one machine to another?

[eduac]

yeap....

[goldbug]

Haven't you already asked this question before? What was wrong with my previous answer... or do you need someone to hold your hand?

[admin edit]
i merged these threads since they are the same
[/admin edit]

[stolzyboy]

Threads have been merged!!!

Don't post the same questions twice!!!

[stolzyboy]

What part are you having problems with, the scp via shell script, the cron, etc...