diff --git a/asterix-events/src/main/resources/events/file/dir_copy.sh b/asterix-events/src/main/resources/events/file/dir_copy.sh
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+++ b/asterix-events/src/main/resources/events/file/dir_copy.sh
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+USERNAME=$1
+SRC_HOST=$2
+SRC_DIR=$3
+DEST_DIR=$4
+mkdir -p $DEST_DIR
+echo "scp -r $USERNAME@$SRC_HOST:$SRC_DIR $DEST_DIR"
+scp -r $USERNAME@$SRC_HOST:$SRC_DIR $DEST_DIR