For future reference, the proper format to the command is:
scp -rv source_dir/* username@domain.com:/full/path/to/target/directory
More on Wikipedia. I had it backwards originally and copied a lot of files to the wrong place.
CoPress team on the micro
- danielbachhuber: Starting to think about a debrief post for my blog... Hmm... !copressteam March 1, 2010danielbachhuber's status on Monday, 01-Mar-10 19:23:45 UTC […]
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- andrewspittle: @danielbachhuber Headed grocery shopping, back in a bit and then I can read that blog post you've got. !copressteam February 16, 2010andrewspittle's status on Tuesday, 16-Feb-10 22:55:33 UTC […]
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- andrewspittle: Headed off to class after dinner. Back at 10pm for the team call. !copressteam February 10, 2010andrewspittle's status on Wednesday, 10-Feb-10 02:27:45 UTC […]
- andrewspittle: Signing off for a while so that I can get some serious writing done on my thesis. Will have my cell on if anything comes up. !copressteam February 6, 2010andrewspittle's status on Saturday, 06-Feb-10 00:31:59 UTC […]
- danielbachhuber: Headed back to the doctor. Online in a couple of hours and probably working all night. !copressteam February 5, 2010danielbachhuber's status on Friday, 05-Feb-10 19:58:53 UTC […]
- andrewspittle: @willdavis Can you ping me when you have the latest conversion script changes committed to the SVN repo? Thanks! !copressteam February 5, 2010andrewspittle's status on Friday, 05-Feb-10 16:47:39 UTC […]
- danielbachhuber: Finishing up a last few tasks before bed. !copressteam February 5, 2010danielbachhuber's status on Friday, 05-Feb-10 08:07:22 UTC […]
So after trying this today for WebFaction accounts it should be username@domain.com:full/path/to/target/directory (i.e. no leading slash to the directory). Just an FYI for future reference.