How to scp a hidden dot directory

Question

I need to copy a hiddden dot directory from remote to local. I tried this:

scp ssh:/home/ubuntu/.gnupg/ /local/target

But this gives me an error scp: /home/ubuntu/.gnupg: not a regular file

man scp | less -p '-r'... – jasonwryan Oct 20 '17 at 04:46 — jasonwryan, Oct 20 '17 at 04:46

score 1 · Accepted Answer · edited Oct 20 '17 at 05:25

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Since it's a directory, you need -r switch for scp. So the command would be something like:

scp -r ssh:/home/ubuntu/.gnupg/ /local/target

edited Oct 20 '17 at 05:25

αғsнιη

answered Oct 20 '17 at 04:53

bytefire

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