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

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

Chilkat Perl Downloads Perl Module for Windows, MacOS, Linux, Alpine Linux, Solaris

use chilkat();

# This example requires the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
# See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

$ssh = chilkat::CkSsh->new();

# Connect to an SSH server:
$hostname = "MY-SSH-SERVER-DOMAIN-OR-IP";
$port = 22;

$success = $ssh->Connect($hostname,$port);
if ($success != 1) {
    print $ssh->lastErrorText() . "\r\n";
    exit;
}

# Wait a max of 5 seconds when reading responses..
$ssh->put_IdleTimeoutMs(5000);

# Authenticate using login/password:
$success = $ssh->AuthenticatePw("MY-SSH-LOGIN","MY-SSH-PASSWORD");
if ($success != 1) {
    print $ssh->lastErrorText() . "\r\n";
    exit;
}

# Once the SSH object is connected and authenticated, use it
# in the SCP object.
$scp = chilkat::CkScp->new();

$success = $scp->UseSsh($ssh);
if ($success != 1) {
    print $scp->lastErrorText() . "\r\n";
    exit;
}

$scp->put_HeartbeatMs(200);

# Set the SyncMustMatch property to "*.pem" to download only .pem files
$scp->put_SyncMustMatch("*.pem");

$remoteDir = "qa_syncA";
$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.
$mode = 0;

# Do not recurse the remote directory tree.  Only download files matching *.pem
# from the given remote directory.
$bRecurse = 0;

$success = $scp->SyncTreeDownload($remoteDir,$localDir,$mode,$bRecurse);
if ($success != 1) {
    print $scp->lastErrorText() . "\r\n";
    exit;
}

print "SCP download matching success." . "\r\n";

# Disconnect
$ssh->Disconnect();