[NTLUG:Discuss] scp and text mode transfers

[Neil Aggarwal]

Leroy:

I did a web search and it looks like SCP does not
do text mode file transfers.  It always copies
them in binary mode.  I think you are stuck with
having to do it in two steps.

	Neil

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> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:discuss-bounces at ntlug.org] On Behalf Of Leroy Tennison
> Sent: Monday, October 26, 2009 11:37 PM
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> Subject: [NTLUG:Discuss] scp and text mode transfers
> 
> At work I have to use that other operating system and when I 
> need to do
> a file transfer to a host requiring secure connections I use a program
> called WinSCP.  It has a feature allowing line end 
> translations for text
> files [ {CR}{LF} <-> {LF} ].  However, when I read the man 
> page for scp
> and ssh-config I don't see anything about text file line termination
> translations.  Is this a WinSCP "extension" of functionality or did I
> miss something in the OpenSSH documentation?
> 
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