Java

SCP Download Files Matching a Pattern, such as *.txt

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Demonstrates how to SCP download files matching a pattern, such as *.txt. Chilkat2 Java

import com.chilkatsoft.chilkat2.ChilkatException;
import com.chilkatsoft.chilkat2.Scp;
import com.chilkatsoft.chilkat2.Ssh;

public class ChilkatExample {

    public static void main(String[] args) {
        // This example requires the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
        // See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

        Ssh ssh = new Ssh();

        // Connect to an SSH server:
        String hostname = "MY-SSH-SERVER-DOMAIN-OR-IP";
        int port = 22;

        try {
            ssh.connect(hostname, port);

            // Wait a max of 5 seconds when reading responses..
            ssh.setIdleTimeoutMs(5000);

            // Authenticate using login/password:
            ssh.authenticatePw("MY-SSH-LOGIN", "MY-SSH-PASSWORD");
        } catch (ChilkatException e) {
            System.out.println(e.getLastErrorText());
            return;
        }

        // Once the SSH object is connected and authenticated, use it
        // in the SCP object.
        Scp scp = new Scp();

        try {
            scp.useSsh(ssh);
        } catch (ChilkatException e) {
            System.out.println(e.getLastErrorText());
            return;
        }

        scp.setHeartbeatMs(200);

        // Set the SyncMustMatch property to "*.pem" to download only .pem files
        scp.setSyncMustMatch("*.pem");

        String remoteDir = "qa_syncA";
        String localDir = "c:/aaworkarea/scp/qa_syncA";

        // Download synchronization modes:
        // mode=0: Download all files
        // mode=1: Download all files that do not exist on the local filesystem.
        // mode=2: Download newer or non-existant files.
        // mode=3: Download only newer files.
        //         If a file does not already exist on the local filesystem, it is not downloaded from the server.
        // mode=5: Download only missing files or files with size differences.
        // mode=6: Same as mode 5, but also download newer files.
        int mode = 0;

        // Do not recurse the remote directory tree.  Only download files matching *.pem
        // from the given remote directory.
        boolean bRecurse = false;

        try {
            scp.syncTreeDownload(remoteDir, localDir, mode, bRecurse);
        } catch (ChilkatException e) {
            System.out.println(e.getLastErrorText());
            return;
        }

        System.out.println("SCP download matching success.");

        // Disconnect
        ssh.disconnect();
    }
}