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SCP copying error : Not a directory

I want to copy a file from my local system to a remote host. I want to specify the file name while copying.

This is my command for copying.

scp config/1 root@remote:/home/user/config/2

I want to rename the file while copying or with the same name like this. 

scp config/1 root@remote:/home/user/config/1

But I dont want to use like the below command.

scp config/1 root@remote:/home/user/config/

When I specify the filename i get the error: Not a directory

Solution

  • This is a known bug in openssh, unfortunately not fixed, even though there is a patch for that.

    In short, it means that the file does not exists, but the scp is confused by the trailing slash.