SCP ignore symbolic links during copy? 

Quick reminder to myself: sometimes realizing you’re using the wrong tool is a critical troubleshooting skill:

“I knew that it was possible, I just took wrong tool. I did it with rsync

rsync --progress -avhe ssh /usr/local/XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX:/BackUp/usr/local/

Source: Is it possible to make SCP ignore symbolic links during copy? – Stack Overflow