exclude/include filter

Is it possible to put in a switch so that when scping, you can specify only the type of files you want to transfer instead of having a large list for exclusion of files. I only want to scp 1 file type and as a result must make a large list for exclude field

I guess that wildcards is what you need:
See Examples section of "help get".

Is that for the command line or this for the norton interface. I was refering to the "exclude mask" on the copy window.

Thanks for the prompt reply

Sorry, I've misunderstood. So why don't you select just files you want to copy? Or do you need recursive copy of one file type only?

I am copying large directory structures which have some massive data files and lots of run files. I only want to transfer the small log file that is contained in each directory. It takes a long time just to go to every directory and copy the file across so I use a really long exclude list to filter out the files I need. I thought it might be possible to switch between exlcude and include when using the the mask on your next release.

Thanks

OK, I'll consider adding the include filter.

Thanks, I would really find it useful...Thanks all your help.

Anonymous wrote:

Thanks, I would really find it useful...Thanks all your help.

ME TOO!

ME TOO!

It's added already!

Hi,
in winscp, remote server side, I have marked a folder, pressed "copy" and
as the mask I input */*.png as include mask. Expecting, that all *.png files
from the marked folder and subfolders will be copied, preserving(copying) the
remotely existing folder structure to the local PC.
But nothing is copied...yes, there are *.png files ;-)
What am I doing wrong ?

Thank you
Jockel
(Using WINSCP 3.8.2)

jockel wrote:

in winscp, remote server side, I have marked a folder, pressed "copy" and
as the mask I input */*.png as include mask. Expecting, that all *.png files
from the marked folder and subfolders will be copied, preserving(copying) the
remotely existing folder structure to the local PC.
But nothing is copied...yes, there are *.png files ;-)
What am I doing wrong ?

Correct mask is "*/; *.png", to select all folders and all png files.