scp+find, a little help please

[Per olof Ljungmark]

> Erm, newer than *what*? find needs a file as a comparison parameter to
> detetermine whether another file is newer than it or not. I assume you
> mean you want to copy only files from host1 to host2 which exist on both
> machines, with host1 potentially holding newer versions that should get
> synchronized to host2. 
> 
> Before you break your neck with (absolutely well possible) scripting
> solutions, I suggest you have a look at rsync, which uses SSH for
> transport by default now as well.
> Or maybe check out rdiff-backup, of which a port has just been submitted
> (AFAIK) if a backup is what you're after:
> 

Last time I looked at rsync it did not create new directories, perhaps 
that changed? Or maybe I'm completely wrong... I'll have a look at rdiff 
then.

But as you say, it should be perfectly possible with scp too -

Thanks,