I have some n number of files in a directory on my unix system. Is there a way to write a shellscript that will transfer all those files via scp to a specified remote system. I'll specify the password within the script, so that I don't have to enter it for each file.
Instead of hardcoding password in a shell script, use SSH keys, its easier and secure.
$ scp -i ~/.ssh/id_rsa *.derp [email protected]:/path/to/target/directory/
assuming your private key is at ~/.ssh/id_rsa
and the files you want to send can be filtered with *.derp
To generate a public / private key pair :
$ ssh-keygen -t rsa
The above will generate 2 files, ~/.ssh/id_rsa
(private key) and ~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub
(public key)
To setup the SSH keys for usage (one time task) :
Copy the contents of ~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub
and paste in a new line of ~devops/.ssh/authorized_keys
in myserver.org
server. If ~devops/.ssh/authorized_keys
doesn't exist, feel free to create it.
A lucid how-to guide is available here.