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}}

• Copy a file from one host to another:

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

• Download a file with ssh key:

scp -i {{/local/key}} {{10.0.0.1}}:{{/remote/path/file.txt}} {{/local/folder}}