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Is there any way to display a progress bar while copying from server to local using scp(or vice versa)

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Now i am getting the percentage.But i need a progress bar. – Abdul Shajin May 20 '11 at 10:13
there's a script around but i have no idea how to make it work though – Uri Herrera May 20 '11 at 10:46
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You might be able to alter this script for a progress bar for 'cp'`: chris-lamb.co.uk/2008/01/24/… – Rinzwind May 20 '11 at 11:57

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I dont think that this can be done with scp. last time when I needed something like this i.e progress shown, I used rsync instead. It shows progress in a bar like manner. See if it works for you.

You will need to use --progress option of rsync. You can use the following command:

rsync -r -v --progress -e ssh user@remote-system:/address/to/remote/file /home/user/
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I was going to post something similar but when I tested it, I just got 2741851 0% 700.39kB/s 0:17:21 and no graphical progress bar (what I think the OP wants). – Oli♦ May 20 '11 at 11:58
@Oli: I think its because you are copying a very small file. Copying ends before rsync can show progress. If you copy a bigger file then you should get a progress bar. – binW May 20 '11 at 12:11
5341184 7% 301.09kB/s 0:03:42 I am getting like this.But it showing the remaining time..really helpful – Abdul Shajin May 20 '11 at 12:17
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I don't know how to do this in a command line. I'm sure it's possible but there is a graphical method for doing this.

Nautilus (the default file browser in Ubuntu) can mount ssh/sftp servers. They act like a local filesystem after that and you can copy files around like you normally would. And you get the usual progress bar that you would with a normal copy.

Look under the File menu for Connect to server...

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