scp via java

Question

What is the best method of performing an scp transfer via the Java programming language? It seems I may be able to perform this via JSSE, JSch or the bouncy castle java libr

Answer 1

I looked at a lot of these solutions and didn't like many of them. Mostly because the annoying step of having to identify your known hosts. That and JSCH is at a ridiculously low level relative to the scp command.

I found a library that doesn't require this but it's bundled up and used as a command line tool. https://code.google.com/p/scp-java-client/

I looked through the source code and discovered how to use it without the command line. Here's an example of uploading:

    uk.co.marcoratto.scp.SCP scp = new uk.co.marcoratto.scp.SCP(new uk.co.marcoratto.scp.listeners.SCPListenerPrintStream());
    scp.setUsername("root");
    scp.setPassword("blah");
    scp.setTrust(true);
    scp.setFromUri(file.getAbsolutePath());
    scp.setToUri("root@host:/path/on/remote");
    scp.execute();

The biggest downside is that it's not in a maven repo (that I could find). But, the ease of use is worth it to me.