Hi I'd tried scp for that job but I'm not sure if that's the right tool for the job but the man page suggests that the -B switch is for batch mode. Maybe if you used: man scp manrcp You could choose which would suit your situation. HTH Gena On Thu, May 04, 2006 at 10:59:55AM +0100, Chris Norman wrote: > Hi people, > I'd like to be able to backup my stuff securely with cron using scp. > > I've looked at the manual but I'm having a job, > > How's it used please? > > Chris Norman > <!-- chris.norman4 at ntlworld.com --> > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > ---end quoted text--- -- 2E0AXU Freedom & Power provided by debian GNU Linux