Smart way to copy multiple files from different paths usinc scp

Question

I would like to know an easy way to use scp to copy files and folders that are present in different paths on my file system. The ssh destination server requests a password and I

Answer 1

Alternatively, if you cannot use public key authentication, you may add the following configuration to SSH (either to ~/.ssh/config or as the appropriate command-line arguments):

ControlMaster auto
ControlPath /tmp/ssh_mux_%h_%p_%r
ControlPersist 2m

With this config, the SSH connection will be kept open for 2 minutes so you'll only need to type the password the first time.

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