#!/bin/sh

if [ $# != 1 -o "$1" = "--" ]; then
	echo "Usage: $0 '[user@]host:path/to/files'"
	exit 5
fi

sshhost=$(echo "$1"|sed s/:.*//)
src="$(echo "$1"|sed s/[^:]*://)"

path="$(dirname "$src")"
escapedpath="$(echo "$path"|sed 's/\(~[^/]*\/\)\?\(.*\)/\1"\2"/')"
files="$(basename "$src")"
escapedfiles="$(echo "\"$files\""|sed 's/\*/"\*"/g')"
echo "Logging in at $sshhost to get files $files at $path"
ssh $sshhost "cd $escapedpath && tar c $escapedfiles" | tar xv