| General Configuration Reference / Configuring Symbolic Links | |
Client-side handling of symbolic links are configured through the following ascp command-line:
> ascp --symbolic-links=OPTION
The following section describes the possible configuration options:
| Option | Description |
|---|---|
| copy | Copy only the alias file. If a file with the same name exists at the destination, the symbolic link will not be copied. |
| copy+force | Copy only the alias file. If a file with the same name exists at the destination, the symbolic link will replace the file. If the file of the same name at the destination is a symbolic link to a directory, it will not be replaced. |
| follow | Follow symbolic links and transfer the linked files. This is the default option. |
| skip | Ignore the symbolic link. |