{"id":11460,"date":"2019-03-14T08:11:30","date_gmt":"2019-03-14T08:11:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.appservgrid.com\/paw92\/?p=11460"},"modified":"2019-03-14T08:11:30","modified_gmt":"2019-03-14T08:11:30","slug":"pscp-transfer-copy-files-to-multiple-linux-servers-using-single-shell","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.appservgrid.com\/paw92\/index.php\/2019\/03\/14\/pscp-transfer-copy-files-to-multiple-linux-servers-using-single-shell\/","title":{"rendered":"Pscp \u2013 Transfer\/Copy Files to Multiple Linux Servers Using Single Shell"},"content":{"rendered":"

Pscp<\/strong>\u00a0utility allows you to transfer\/copy files to multiple remote Linux servers using single terminal with one single command, this tool is a part of\u00a0Pssh<\/strong>\u00a0(Parallel SSH Tools), which provides parallel versions of OpenSSH and other similar tools such as:<\/p>\n

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  1. pscp<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 is utility for copying files in parallel to a number of hosts.<\/li>\n
  2. prsync<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 is a utility for efficiently copying files to multiple hosts in parallel.<\/li>\n
  3. pnuke<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 it helps to kills processes on multiple remote hosts in parallel.<\/li>\n
  4. pslurp<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 it helps to copy files from multiple remote hosts to a central host in parallel.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    When working in a network environment where there are multiple hosts on the network, a System Administrator may find these tools listed above very useful.<\/p>\n

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    \"Copy<\/a><\/p>\n

    Pscp \u2013 Copy Files to Multiple Linux Servers<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

    In this article, we shall look at some useful examples of\u00a0Pscp<\/strong>\u00a0utility to transfer\/copy files to multiple Linux hosts on a network.<\/p>\n

    To use the\u00a0pscp<\/strong>\u00a0tool, you need to install the PSSH utility on your Linux system, for installation of PSSH you can read this article.<\/p>\n

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    1. How to Install Pssh Tool to Execute Commands on Multiple Linux Servers<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      Almost all the different options used with these tools are the same except for few that are related to the specific functionality of a given utility.<\/p>\n

      How to Use Pscp to Transfer\/Copy Files to Multiple Linux Servers<\/h3>\n

      While using\u00a0pscp<\/strong>\u00a0you need to create a separate file that includes the number of Linux server IP address and SSH port number that you need to connect to the server.<\/p>\n

      Copy Files to Multiple Linux Servers<\/h4>\n

      Let\u2019s create a new file called \u201cmyscphosts.txt<\/strong>\u201d and add the list of Linux hosts IP address and SSH port (default\u00a022<\/strong>) number as shown.<\/p>\n

      192.168.0.3:22\r\n192.168.0.9:22\r\n<\/pre>\n
      Once you\u2019ve added hosts to the file, it\u2019s time to copy files from local machine to multiple Linux hosts under\u00a0\/tmp<\/strong>directory with the help of following command.<\/p>\n
      # pscp -h myscphosts.txt -l tecmint -Av wine-1.7.55.tar.bz2 \/tmp\/\r\nOR\r\n# pscp.pssh -h myscphosts.txt -l tecmint -Av wine-1.7.55.tar.bz2 \/tmp\/\r\n<\/pre>\n
      Sample Output<\/h5>\n
      Warning: do not enter your password if anyone else has superuser\r\nprivileges or access to your account.\r\nPassword: \r\n[1] 17:48:25 [SUCCESS<\/strong>] 192.168.0.3:22\r\n[2] 17:48:35 [SUCCESS<\/strong>] 192.168.0.9:22\r\n<\/pre>\n
      Explanation about the options used in the above command.<\/p>\n
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      1. -h<\/strong>\u00a0switch used to read a hosts from a given file and location.<\/li>\n
      2. -l<\/strong>\u00a0switch reads a default username on all hosts that do not define a specific user.<\/li>\n
      3. -A<\/strong>\u00a0switch tells pscp ask for a password and send to ssh.<\/li>\n
      4. -v<\/strong>\u00a0switch is used to run pscp in verbose mode.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
        Copy Directories to Multiple Linux Servers<\/h4>\n
        If you want to copy entire directory use\u00a0-r<\/strong>\u00a0option, which will recursively copy entire directories as shown.<\/p>\n
        # pscp -h myscphosts.txt -l tecmint -Av -r Android\\ Games\/ \/tmp\/\r\nOR\r\n# pscp.pssh -h myscphosts.txt -l tecmint -Av -r Android\\ Games\/ \/tmp\/\r\n<\/pre>\n
        Sample Output<\/h5>\n
        Warning: do not enter your password if anyone else has superuser\r\nprivileges or access to your account.\r\nPassword: \r\n[1] 17:48:25 [SUCCESS<\/strong>] 192.168.0.3:22\r\n[2] 17:48:35 [SUCCESS<\/strong>] 192.168.0.9:22\r\n<\/pre>\n
        You can view the manual entry page for the\u00a0pscp<\/strong>\u00a0or use\u00a0pscp --help<\/code>\u00a0command to seek for help.<\/p>\n
        Conclusion<\/h3>\n
        This tool is worth trying as if you control multiple Linux systems and already have\u00a0SSH key-based passwordless login<\/a>\u00a0setup.<\/p>\n
        Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
        Pscp\u00a0utility allows you to transfer\/copy files to multiple remote Linux servers using single terminal with one single command, this tool is a part of\u00a0Pssh\u00a0(Parallel SSH Tools), which provides parallel versions of OpenSSH and other similar tools such as: pscp\u00a0\u2013 is utility for copying files in parallel to a number of hosts. prsync\u00a0\u2013 is a utility … <\/p>\n
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