scp does not return error nor copy

Question

I am trying to scp a file from my local machine to a server. scp returns me a series of stars like this without copying any file:

[xx@xx ~]$ scp xx.tar xx@xx.xx:~
xx@xx.xx's password:                           
****************************************************************

So the first thing: I entered the password correctly.

I also checked to make sure that scp works with other servers (only not this one).

scp works on this server, meaning that I can pull files into the server from a terminal logged on. Errors only happen when I try to push files into the server from other places. I tried different machines, they are all the same.

possible duplicate of [SCP doesn't work when echo in .bashrc?](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/12440287/scp-doesnt-work-when-echo-in-bashrc) — nneonneo, Feb 04 '15 at 22:14

score 1 · Answer 1 · answered Feb 04 '15 at 22:14

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Try using absolute paths.

In other words, try ~/xx.tar IF IN FACT xx.tar in IN ~! Otherwise maybe something like: /absolute/path/to/xx.tar

answered Feb 04 '15 at 22:14

Douglas Denhartog

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score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Feb 04 '15 at 22:48

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I figured out what happened. It is my .bashrc file that's missing the following statement:

[ -z "$PS1" ] && return

Thank you for your answer!

answered Feb 04 '15 at 22:48

scp does not return error nor copy

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