scp as a background process « Kunal Bharati

scp as a background process « Kunal Bharati

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scp as a background process
October 20, 2010
tags: Linux, tips n tricks
by kunalbharati

To execute any linux command in background we use nohup as follows:
1 $ nohup SOME_COMMAND &

But the problem with scp command is that it prompts for the password (if password authentication is used). So to make scp execute as a background process do this:
1 $ nohup scp file_to_copy user@server:/path/to/copy/the/file > nohup.out 2>&1

Then press ctrl + z which will temporarily suspend the command, then enter the command:
1 $ bg

This will start executing the command in backgroud