Ruby

SCP Download File

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Demonstrates how to download a file using the SCP protocol (Secure Copy Protocol over SSH). Ruby

require 'chilkat'

success = false

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

ssh = Chilkat::CkSsh.new()

# Hostname may be an IP address or hostname:
hostname = "www.some-ssh-server.com"
port = 22

# Connect to an SSH server:
success = ssh.Connect(hostname,port)
if (success != true)
    print ssh.lastErrorText() + "\n";
    exit
end

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

# Authenticate using login/password:
success = ssh.AuthenticatePw("myLogin","myPassword")
if (success != true)
    print ssh.lastErrorText() + "\n";
    exit
end

# Once the SSH object is connected and authenticated, we use it
# in our SCP object.
scp = Chilkat::CkScp.new()

success = scp.UseSsh(ssh)
if (success != true)
    print scp.lastErrorText() + "\n";
    exit
end

remotePath = "test.txt"
localPath = "/home/bob/test.txt"
success = scp.DownloadFile(remotePath,localPath)
if (success != true)
    print scp.lastErrorText() + "\n";
    exit
end

print "SCP download file success." + "\n";

# Disconnect
ssh.Disconnect()