From: mefergus@sphinx.Stanford.EDU (Mark Ferguson) Newsgroups: su.computers.linux Subject: Re: CS107 & Linux Date: 2 Apr 2000 11:07:18 -0700 Organization: Stanford University, CA 94305, USA Distribution: su To: sulug-discuss@lists.Stanford.EDU Brian Palmer writes: >Daniel Wright writes: > >> Ok, there are two options for moving your files between your linux >> machine and your leland account (where they need to be when you submit >> them). You can install afs (download and install the rpms on >> linux.stanford.edu) of use ftp (ncftp :) to copy the whole directory >> between them (ftp to transfer.stanford.edu). > >Far better is to enable kerberos and use a kerberized transfer >protocol (e.g., rcp), or use scp to transfer the files. FTP has the >traditional problem of sending passwords in the clear. I prefer rsync tunneled through ssh -- great for moving whole directory structures around, and rsync is a very flexible tool for the job. I use a makefile like this: # Begin Makefile put: clean rsync -avz -e ssh . mefergus@saga.stanford.edu:"~/Thesis/Tex/" get: rsync -avz -e ssh mefergus@saga.stanford.edu:"~/Thesis/Tex/" . sync: put get # End Makefile ....this helps me keep my TeX files synced between my home box and my leland filespace. Check the man page for rsync for more examples (the exclude-from option is quite handy for syncing programming projects) -- just be sure to use "-e ssh" to get SSH tunnelling. -- Mark Ferguson