How do I prevent scp from copying files whose symbolic links point to?

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Issue

  • How do I prevent scp from copying files whose symbolic links point to?
  • Is it possible to make SCP ignore symbolic links during copy?

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
  • openssh-clients
  • rsync

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