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From: thelma@×××××××××××.com
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] is "scp" reliable?
Date: Sat, 29 May 2021 20:33:05
Message-Id: d76f8edf-fd3e-a635-3c54-e60e29fbff07@sys-concept.com
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-user] is "scp" reliable? by Mark Knecht
1 On 5/29/21 2:00 PM, Mark Knecht wrote:
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4 > On Sat, May 29, 2021 at 12:54 PM <thelma@×××××××××××.com <mailto:thelma@×××××××××××.com>> wrote:
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6 >> I use "scp" to copy large file over local network, windows-7_pro.ova (about 28GB) but I it failed to import the appliance with VirtualBox.
7 >> Checking the md5sum of the source and destination it turn out they are different.
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9 >> Is "scp" reliable for large files?
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11 > In my experience scp is reliable but for large files I'd probably opt for some version of rsync, possibly the -P option. That way if the transfer stops for some reason you can generally pick up where it left off.
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13 > HTH,
14 > Mark
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16 Another mystery.
17 I copied the file to USB 1TB sandisk.
18 md5sum check OK same as my computer
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21 md5sum /run/media/joseph/SSD-1TB/business/backup/VDI/windows-7_pro_May-23-21.ova
22 6f3348f1fb915af9c45806d947558a37 /run/media/joseph/SSD-1TB/business/backup/VDI/windows-7_pro_May-23-21.ova
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24 I mount the same USB 1TB sandisk on another computer and running md5sum on same file gives me different number, why???
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26 md5sum /run/media/fd/SSD-1TB/business/backup/VDI/windows-7_pro_May-23-21.ova
27 c478cb48e2f7961cb0e3eb452df6e642 /run/media/fd/SSD-1TB/business/backup/VDI/windows-7_pro_May-23-21.ova

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Re: [gentoo-user] is "scp" reliable? Mark Knecht <markknecht@×××××.com>
Re: [gentoo-user] is "scp" reliable? cal <cal@×××××××××.technology>