(Go) SCP Download Files Matching a Pattern, such as *.txt

Demonstrates how to SCP download files matching a pattern, such as *.txt.

Chilkat Go Downloads Go Package for Windows, MacOS, Linux, Alpine Linux, Solaris

    // This example requires the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
    // See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

    ssh := chilkat.NewSsh()

    // Connect to an SSH server:
    hostname := "MY-SSH-SERVER-DOMAIN-OR-IP"
    port := 22

    success := ssh.Connect(hostname,port)
    if success != true {
        fmt.Println(ssh.LastErrorText())
        ssh.DisposeSsh()
        return
    }

    // Wait a max of 5 seconds when reading responses..
    ssh.SetIdleTimeoutMs(5000)

    // Authenticate using login/password:
    success = ssh.AuthenticatePw("MY-SSH-LOGIN","MY-SSH-PASSWORD")
    if success != true {
        fmt.Println(ssh.LastErrorText())
        ssh.DisposeSsh()
        return
    }

    // Once the SSH object is connected and authenticated, use it
    // in the SCP object.
    scp := chilkat.NewScp()

    success = scp.UseSsh(ssh)
    if success != true {
        fmt.Println(scp.LastErrorText())
        ssh.DisposeSsh()
        scp.DisposeScp()
        return
    }

    scp.SetHeartbeatMs(200)

    // Set the SyncMustMatch property to "*.pem" to download only .pem files
    scp.SetSyncMustMatch("*.pem")

    remoteDir := "qa_syncA"
    localDir := "c:/aaworkarea/scp/qa_syncA"

    // Download synchronization modes:
    // mode=0: Download all files
    // mode=1: Download all files that do not exist on the local filesystem.
    // mode=2: Download newer or non-existant files.
    // mode=3: Download only newer files.  
    //         If a file does not already exist on the local filesystem, it is not downloaded from the server.
    // mode=5: Download only missing files or files with size differences.
    // mode=6: Same as mode 5, but also download newer files.
    mode := 0

    // Do not recurse the remote directory tree.  Only download files matching *.pem
    // from the given remote directory.
    bRecurse := false

    success = scp.SyncTreeDownload(remoteDir,localDir,mode,bRecurse)
    if success != true {
        fmt.Println(scp.LastErrorText())
        ssh.DisposeSsh()
        scp.DisposeScp()
        return
    }

    fmt.Println("SCP download matching success.")

    // Disconnect
    ssh.Disconnect()

    ssh.DisposeSsh()
    scp.DisposeScp()