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 [email protected]:target_file

The -l option specifies the username of the source computer, and the -h option specifies the hostname of the source computer. The [email protected] part specifies the username and hostname of the target computer.

Helpful links

• SCP Command Tutorial
• SCP Command Examples

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