fix when copy multiple sources and various tiny fixes

* when copying multiple sources, target must be directory
* add multi-src copy test and parametrize src/dst prefixes
* cleanup REAMDE (s/sessions/connections/g)
* make error output in copy functions simple
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Ryo Nakamura
2022-11-18 14:42:23 +09:00
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`mscp`, a variant of `scp`, copies files over multiple ssh (SFTP)
sessions. Multiple threads in mscp transfer (1) multiple files
simultaneously and (2) a large file in parallel. It may shorten the
waiting time for transferring a lot of/large files over networks.
connections. Multiple threads and connections in mscp transfer (1)
multiple files simultaneously and (2) a large file in parallel. It
would shorten the waiting time for transferring a lot of/large files
over networks.
You can use `mscp` like `scp`, for example, `mscp
user@example.com:srcfile /tmp/dstfile`. Remote hosts only need to run
@@ -14,7 +15,7 @@ standard `sshd` supporting the SFTP subsystem, and you need to be able
to ssh to the hosts (as usual). `mscp` does not require anything else.
Differences from `scp` are:
Differences from `scp`:
- remote glob on remote shell expansion is not supported.
- remote to remote copy is not supported.
@@ -173,6 +174,12 @@ responsible for any accidents due to mscp.
## Build with Async Write
Asynchronous SFTP write improves local-to-remote copy throughput. The
following procedure is how to build mscp with libssh with a
`sftp_async_write` patch based on
https://github.com/limes-datentechnik-gmbh/libssh (see [Re: SFTP Write
async](https://archive.libssh.org/libssh/2020-06/0000004.html))
```console
# install required package
sudo apt install libkrb5-dev