tldr/pages/common/scp.md

# scp

> Copies files between hosts on a network
> Works over a secure connection (SSH)

- upload a file, or upload and rename a file

`scp {{/local/file.txt}} {{10.0.0.1}}:{{/remote/path/}}`

`scp {{/local/file.txt}} {{10.0.0.1}}:{{/remote/path/newname.txt}}`

- download a file

`scp {{10.0.0.1}}:{{/remote/path/file.txt}} {{/local/folder}}`

- upload or download a directory

`scp -r {{/local/folder}} {{10.0.0.1}}:{{/remote/path/}}`

`scp -r {{10.0.0.1}}:{{/remote/path}} {{/local/folder}}`

- specify username on host

`scp {{/local/file.txt}} {{my_user}}@{{10.0.0.1}}:{{/remote/path}}`

- specify port on host

`scp -P {{port}} {{/local/file.txt}} {{10.0.0.1}}:{{/remote/path}}`

- copy a file from one host to another

`scp {{10.0.0.1}}:{{/remote/path/file.txt}} {{20.0.0.2}}:{{/other/remote/path}}`
initial commit 2013-12-08 08:56:16 +00:00			`# scp`

Markdown format closer to the output + highlight replacable tokens 2013-12-09 11:12:16 +00:00			`> Copies files between hosts on a network`
			`> Works over a secure connection (SSH)`
initial commit 2013-12-08 08:56:16 +00:00
Shortened scp page 2014-01-30 14:30:19 +00:00			`- upload a file, or upload and rename a file`
Clarifying scp 2014-01-30 14:22:27 +00:00
			`scp {{/local/file.txt}} {{10.0.0.1}}:{{/remote/path/}}`
Add extra newline between consecutive commands examples. These 6 files had multiple examples all separated by a single newline. While rendering it in markdown, the examples all come up in a single line. Adding another newline makes rendering better. Also will help in easier copying (double click on the line to copy). 2015-10-28 17:10:44 +00:00
Clarifying scp 2014-01-30 14:22:27 +00:00			`scp {{/local/file.txt}} {{10.0.0.1}}:{{/remote/path/newname.txt}}`

			`- download a file`
initial commit 2013-12-08 08:56:16 +00:00
Clarifying scp 2014-01-30 14:22:27 +00:00			`scp {{10.0.0.1}}:{{/remote/path/file.txt}} {{/local/folder}}`

Shortened scp page 2014-01-30 14:30:19 +00:00			`- upload or download a directory`
Clarifying scp 2014-01-30 14:22:27 +00:00
Shortened scp page 2014-01-30 14:30:19 +00:00			`scp -r {{/local/folder}} {{10.0.0.1}}:{{/remote/path/}}`
Add extra newline between consecutive commands examples. These 6 files had multiple examples all separated by a single newline. While rendering it in markdown, the examples all come up in a single line. Adding another newline makes rendering better. Also will help in easier copying (double click on the line to copy). 2015-10-28 17:10:44 +00:00
Clarifying scp 2014-01-30 14:22:27 +00:00			`scp -r {{10.0.0.1}}:{{/remote/path}} {{/local/folder}}`
initial commit 2013-12-08 08:56:16 +00:00
Reversed directory->folder, header microcopy 2014-01-30 14:26:55 +00:00			`- specify username on host`
initial commit 2013-12-08 08:56:16 +00:00
Clarifying scp 2014-01-30 14:22:27 +00:00			`scp {{/local/file.txt}} {{my_user}}@{{10.0.0.1}}:{{/remote/path}}`

scp: specify port on host 2014-05-26 10:02:20 +01:00			`- specify port on host`

			`scp -P {{port}} {{/local/file.txt}} {{10.0.0.1}}:{{/remote/path}}`

Clarifying scp 2014-01-30 14:22:27 +00:00			`- copy a file from one host to another`

			`scp {{10.0.0.1}}:{{/remote/path/file.txt}} {{20.0.0.2}}:{{/other/remote/path}}`