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Re: scp wont allow wildcards
On Oct 11 09:41, zzapper wrote:
>
> >
> > rcp root@111.111.111.111:/var/html/www/scripts/*.php .
> >
> > reports "no Matches"
> >
> > I guess it's a setting on the remote server in .rhosts etc please advise
>
>
> drat I meant scp
Doesn't matter, it's a PEBKAC. The *local* shell tries to expand the *
since you gforgot to quote. Try
scp root@111.111.111.111:'/var/html/www/scripts/*.php' .
Corinna
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