Hello, I seem to be having some difficulty using scp and rsync with the most basic commands giving me problems: $ scp kvh1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx:FN* . usage: scp [-1246BCpqrv] [-c cipher] [-F ssh_config] [-i identity_file] [-l limit] [-o ssh_option] [-P port] [-S program] [[user@]host1:]file1 [...] [[user@]host2:]file2 $ rsync kvh1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx:FN* . rsync version 2.6.6 protocol version 29 ... rsync error: syntax or usage error (code 1) at main.c(897) However, both commands (listed below) work fine: $ scp t* kvh1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx: $ rsync t* kvh1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx: What is going on to cause the incorrect syntax in attempting to retrieve files from the remote host? Thanks, -K -------------- Never express yourself more clearly than you are able to think - Niels Bohr - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-newbie" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.linux-learn.org/faqs