Usage

Usage:

transfer [-i] [-c connect_command] [-d disconnect_command]

[-e exclusion1 exclusion2 ...] [-f info_file] [-h host] [-l log_file]
[-u username] [-p password] [-r local_root] [-R remote_root]
[list of files and directories]

Flags:

-i

Perform an incremental transfer. The alternative is the default of performing a full transfer. See the Introduction for further discussion.

-c connect_command

Use the script or program connect_command to establish a connection to the network before beginning the transfer.

-d disconnect_command

Use the script or program disconnect_command to terminate the connection to the network after the transfer has been completed.

-e exclusion1 exclusion2 ...

Exclude the list of files and directories exclusion1, exclusion2, ... from the list of files to be transferred. The list of exclusions must consist of paths relative to the local root and can either be a white-space or comma separated list.

-f info_file

Read the information file info_file for information on how to make the transfer. See Information Files for more information.

-h host

Transfer files to an account on the remote machine host. The name host must be enough of the fully-qualified domain name for the machine to allow the local machine to contact the remote machine.

-l log_file

Log the status of the transfer for each file in the file log_file. The status is designated as either SUCCESSFUL or FAILED based on return code. log_file must be the absolute path to the log file.

-u username

Transfer the files and directories to the account username on the remote host.

-p password

Use the password password for the account on the remote host.

-r local_root

Use the directory local_root as the local root directory for the transfer. This must be the absolute path to the local root directory. See Information for more information.

-R remote_root

Use the subdirectory remote_root of the home directory of the remote account as the remote root directory for the transfer. This must be the relative path to the remote root directory from the home directory of the remote account. See Information for more information.

list of files and directories

This is the list of files and directories to be transferred from the local machine to the remote machine. The list must consist of relative paths from the local root to the files and directories to be transferred and can either be a white-space or comma separated list.