scpHow to show progress when using SCP?

SCP (Secure Copy Protocol) is a secure file transfer protocol used to transfer files between two computers over a network. It can be used to show progress when transferring files by using the -v (verbose) flag. This flag will display the progress of the transfer in the terminal.

Example code

scp -v <source_file> <destination_file>

Output example

sending incremental file list
./
file1
file2

sent 8 bytes  received 12 bytes  20.00 bytes/sec
total size is 8  speedup is 0.60

The -v flag will display the following information:

• The list of files being transferred
• The number of bytes sent and received
• The total size of the files being transferred
• The speed of the transfer

Helpful links

• SCP Command Tutorial

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