scp file from hostb to hostc while logged into hosta

scp user@hostb:file user@hostc:
While at the command line of of hosta, scp a file from remote hostb to remote hostc. This saves the step of logging into hostb and then issuing the scp command to hostc.

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By: drossman
2009-02-16 18:33:08
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Very handy thanks...
zlemini · 514 weeks and 1 day ago

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