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How to copy symbolic links using scp

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Apr 302013
 

How to copy symbolic links using scp

Answer:

The answer is no, you can't.

You need to use other alternative like rsync.

Reference: https://bugzilla.mindrot.org/show_bug.cgi?id=485

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