I need to copy a directory to a server with a script .sh running on another server. I read about the scp command and I saw some usage examples, but I did not figure out how I put the password of the server I'm accessing to copy right into my script , here is an example of the scp command %:
scp /path/to/file username@a:/path/to/destination
It does not have to be just one line, it may be more ...
1 - Create the keys as already reported in the comments. Use the commands below:
ssh-keygen
2- Copy the key to the target machine
ssh-copy-id host_ou_ip_destino
If the target machine uses another user or port in SSH, make a copy like this:
ssh-copy-id "[email protected] -p 2200"
Confirm the options that appear for finger-print recording.
3 - Testing authentication with keys.
ssh host_ou_ip_destino
To copy the directory, although sending a tar is more efficient as commented in your post by Daniel Omine , use:
scp -rp dir_origem [email protected]:/dir_destino
EDITING TO GENERATE TAR LOCAL
5- To generate a local tar with the remote files, use:
ssh [email protected] "tar -cvzf - /dir_remoto/origem/" > local.tar
Source: Copy directory : Generate and copy key : link
You can use sshpass :
sshpass is a utility designed for running ssh using the standard to as "keyboard-interactive " password authentication, but in non-interactive mode.
To install on Ubuntu / Debian:
sudo apt-get install sshpass
No CentOS:
yum -y install sshpass
To use it, do so:
#!/bin/bash
sshpass -p "<senha>" scp -r /path/to/file [email protected]:/path/to/destination
The -r option of scp is used to recursively copy the directory.