start a secure copy and then log out

[SirCharles]

I'd like to start a secure copy and then log out, let the command complete, and come back after dinner to check the status of the command. scp requires that you respond with a password. There is a -B option but the man pages don't say how to use it.
I'd like to be able to do something like this but
doesn't seem to work quite right. I still get prompted
for password. I tried putting this in a script and
backgrounding the script, but still didn't work.

scp -pr * user@ipaddress:/path/to/dir/. <<EOF
password
EOF

 

[marsd]

Use expect to automate interactive applications.

http://expect.nist.gov

 

[Annihilannic]

Alternatively, create a public and private key pair (without a passphrase), put the private key on the destination host and the public key in the destination host's 'authorized_keys' file, and authentication can be performed that way.

Annihilannic.

 

[SirCharles]

I tried the pass phrase stuff, but am still being prompted for a password.

 

[Annihilannic]

Use scp -v to find out where the authentication is failing.

Annihilannic.