SCP (secure copy) command Cheatsheet
SCP command is used to securely copy files btween two locations i.e local to a remote location or remote location to local, you can also transfer from one remote location to another remote location.
Local to remote location
scp /path/to/local/file user@remote_host:/path/in/remote/location
Remote location to local
scp user@remote_host:/path/in/remote/location /path/to/local/file
Copying multiple files
scp /path/to/local/file1 /path/to/local/file2 user@remote_host:/path/in/remote/location
Copying entire directory
scp -r /path/to/local/directory user@remote_host:/path/in/remote/location
SCP Options
| Option | Description | Example |
|---|---|---|
-C | Force SCP to compress data | scp -C foo.txt [email protected]:/home/ubuntu/ |
-r | recursively copy files from directories | |
-v | verbose mode to see transfer details | scp -v foo.txt [email protected]:/home/ubuntu/ |
-l | limit the bandwidth | scp -l 100 foo.txt [email protected]:/home/ubuntu/ |