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yes, but using a separate scp command requires a second round trip and second password/key authentication, which would double the wait time of the already slow

yes, but using a separate scp command requires a second round trip and second password/key authentication, which would double the wait time of the already slow ssh login process.

mixmastamyk 12y ago
Interesting, I wonder if python fabric or its ssh libs could help.
dnet 12y ago
not, if you configure multiplexing (and why wouldn't you) https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/OpenSSH/Cookbook/Multiplexing https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/OpenSSH/Cookbook/Multiplexing
- JoachimSchipper 12y ago
  As an inferior option for older OpenSSH versions, you could also forward a port and send the tarball over that. If people regularly send large directories, you might also want to extend this with rsync.