#!/bin/bash

# settings ; PLEASE ADAPT
LOCAL_FOLDER=/Users/XXX/Desktop/CPU
REMOTE_FOLDER=/export/data/scanner/a_to_c/CPU
REMOTE_HOST=host.domain.columbia.edu
REMOTE_USER=xxx

# ensure there are arguments
if [[ "a$@" == "a" ]] ; then
    echo "No subjects requested."
    echo "USAGE (import one subject): $0 subject1"
    echo "USAGE (import several subjects): $0 subject1 subject2 subject3 ..."
    echo "USAGE (import several subjects, pattern based): $0 subj\*patt"
    echo "---"
    echo "This script uses ssh. You will be asked to enter"
    echo "the password of user $REMOTE_USER on host $REMOTE_HOST."
    echo "---"
    echo "Data will be stored in $LOCAL_FOLDER."
    exit 1;
  fi

# change into local folder
cd $LOCAL_FOLDER

# retrieve requested files
ssh -l $REMOTE_USER REMOTE_HOST "cd $REMOTE_FOLDER ; tar -cf - $@" | tar -xf -