# How do command scp -rp in Ansible ? **URL:** \ **Category:** Ansible Project\ **Created:** [May 22, 2019, 11:54am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/how-do-command-scp-rp-in-ansible/30397 "2019-05-22T11:54:27Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![ryad9200000](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/f04885/32.png) [@ryad9200000](https://forum.ansible.com/u/ryad9200000)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2019, 11:54am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/how-do-command-scp-rp-in-ansible/30397/1 "2019-05-22T11:54:27Z")
Hey, I want can execut this command : scp -rp /somerepertory/myrepertory1/… /some\_repertory/myrepertory1/ How can i do it please ? I know the module copy : - name: “task for copy” copy: src: /somerepertory/myrepertory1/ dest: /somerepertory/myrepertory1/ But this module do scp -rp or not ? Thanks for your answer community ansible !! 😉 Regards, ---
**Author:** ![cassell](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ecae2f/32.png) [@cassell](https://forum.ansible.com/u/cassell)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2019, 12:05pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/how-do-command-scp-rp-in-ansible/30397/2 "2019-05-22T12:05:25Z")
> Hey, > > I want can execut this command : scp -rp > /somerepertory/myrepertory1/........ /some\_repertory/myrepertory1/ > > How can i do it please ? > > I know the module copy : > > - name: "task for copy" >   copy: >      src: /somerepertory/myrepertory1/ >      dest: /somerepertory/myrepertory1/ Use synchronize. There's no support for recursive copy in the copy module. V/r, James Cassell ---
**Author:** ![ryad9200000](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/f04885/32.png) [@ryad9200000](https://forum.ansible.com/u/ryad9200000)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2019, 12:25pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/how-do-command-scp-rp-in-ansible/30397/3 "2019-05-22T12:25:20Z")
OK, thanks for you answer James Cassell !! Regards, ---
**Author:** ![ryad9200000](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/f04885/32.png) [@ryad9200000](https://forum.ansible.com/u/ryad9200000)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2019, 12:43pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/how-do-command-scp-rp-in-ansible/30397/4 "2019-05-22T12:43:48Z")
Ok, When i try to use this module i have on error: - name: “my synchronize module” synhcronize: src: /home/michel/\*.txt dest: //home/carla/ delegate\_to: localhost Error : not found a repertory but i have some file with extend “.txt” Someone can you help me please ?!! 🙂 Regards, ---
**Author:** ![vinod93pop](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/ea5d25/32.png) [@vinod93pop](https://forum.ansible.com/u/vinod93pop)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2019, 5:02am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/how-do-command-scp-rp-in-ansible/30397/5 "2019-05-31T05:02:54Z")
> Ok, > > When i try to use this module i have on error: > > - name: "my synchronize module" >   synhcronize: >      src: /home/michel/\*.txt >      dest: //home/carla/ > Here you have to use /home/Carla also this will sync on your local > machine. delegate\_to: localhost ---
**Author:** ![racke](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/ansible/user_avatar/forum.ansible.com/racke/32/4767_2.png) [@racke](https://forum.ansible.com/u/racke)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2019, 5:55am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/how-do-command-scp-rp-in-ansible/30397/6 "2019-05-31T05:55:06Z")
>     Ok, > >     When i try to use this module i have on error: > >     - name: "my synchronize module" >      synhcronize: >      src: /home/michel/\*.txt >      dest: //home/carla/ >      Here you have to use /home/Carla also this will sync on your local machine. > >     delegate\_to: localhost > >     Error : not found a repertory but i have some file with extend ".txt" > >     Someone can you help me please ?!! 🙂 > >     Regards, According to the docs the following task should copy from the inventory host to the Ansible controller (not tested): - name: Synchronization of src on the inventory host to the dest on the localhost in pull mode   synchronize:     mode: pull     src: some/relative/path     dest: /some/absolute/path Regards         Racke