source: issm/trunk/src/m/utils/OS/scpout.m@ 1582

function scpout(host,path,packages)
%SCPOUT send packages to a host, using scp on unix, and pscp on windows
%
%   usage: scpout(host,path,packages)
%
%

%get hostname
hostname=oshostname();

%if hostname and host are the same, do a simple copy

if strcmpi(host,hostname),
        for i=1:numel(packages),
                copyfile(packages{i},path);
        end
else 
        if ispc,
                %use the putty project pscp.exe: it should be in the path.
                
                %get ISSM_DIR variable
                [status,ISSM_DIR]=system('echo [%ISSM_DIR_WIN%]');
                if status, 
                        error('scpout error message: could not find ISSM_DIR_WIN envirnoment variable');
                end
                ISSM_DIR=ISSM_DIR(2:end-2);

                username=input('Username: (quoted string) ');
                password=input('Password: (quoted string) ');

                for i=1:numel(packages),
                        [status,result]=system([ISSM_DIR '/externalpackages/ssh/pscp.exe -l "' username '" -pw "' password '" ' packages{i} ' ' host ':' path]);
                        if status, 
                                error('scpout error message: could not call putty pscp');
                        end
                end
                error;

        else
                %just use standard unix scp
                %create string of packages being sent
                string='';
                for i=1:numel(packages),
                        string=[string ' ' packages{i}];
                end
                string=[string ' '];
                [status,result]=system(['scp ' string host ':' path]);
                if status, 
                        error('scpout error message: could not call scp on *nix system');
                end
        end
end