> > > I was trying to do "rsync -a [EMAIL PROTECTED]:/somedirectory ." > > There are multiple directories under the tree and yes many files. > > also tried "scp -r [EMAIL PROTECTED]:/somedirectory ." with the same result of > too many files. > > Jerry > >
First, back up the files to somewhere else on the same machine just in case... Then, consider doing a proper recursive tar or zip that preserves permissions etc and dust the rest and then do it as only a single file or thereabouts - rh _______________________________________________ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos