scpHow to SCP a file?
SCP (Secure Copy Protocol) is a secure way to transfer files between two computers. It uses SSH (Secure Shell) to encrypt the data being transferred.
To SCP a file, you need to use the scp
command in the terminal. The syntax for the command is:
scp [options] source_file target_file
where source_file
is the file you want to copy, and target_file
is the destination where you want to copy the file.
The options
part of the command can be used to specify the username and hostname of the source and target computers. For example, if you want to copy a file from a computer with username user1
and hostname example.com
to a computer with username user2
and hostname example2.com
, you can use the following command:
scp -l user1 -h example.com source_file user2@example2.com:target_file
The -l
option specifies the username of the source computer, and the -h
option specifies the hostname of the source computer. The user2@example2.com
part specifies the username and hostname of the target computer.
Helpful links
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- Running SCP in quiet mode
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- How to show progress when using SCP?
- How to overwrite files using SCP?
- How to list files using SCP?
- How to use an SSH key when using SCP?
- How to SCP multiple files?
- How to enable logging when using SCP?
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