cheat.sheets:scp
# scp
# Secure copy (remote file copy program)
# Securely copies files from remote ADDR's PATH to the current-working-directory.
# By default here, port 22 is used, or whichever port is otherwise configured.
scp ADDR:PATH ./
# Using aliases (not Bash aliases) work with scp(1) as well. In this example, -
# the PATH1 of the first remote source defined as ALIAS1 is sent to PATH2 of
# the remote destination defined as ALIAS2.
scp ALIAS1:PATH1 ALIAS2:PATH2
# You can use the `-P` flag -- uppercase, unlike ssh(1) -- to determine the
# PORT, in-case it's non-standard (not 22) or not defined within an alias.
scp -P PORT ADDR:PATH ./
cheat:scp
# To copy a file from your local machine to a remote server:
scp <file> <user>@<host>:<dest>
# To copy a file from a remote server to your local machine:
scp <user>@<host>:<src> <dest>
# To scp a file over a SOCKS proxy on localhost and port 9999 (see ssh for tunnel setup):
scp -o "ProxyCommand nc -x 127.0.0.1:9999 -X 4 %h %p" <file> <user>@<host>:<dest>
# To scp between two remote servers from the third machine:
scp -3 <user>@<host1>:<src> <user>@<host2>:<dest>
tldr:scp
# scp
# Secure copy.
# Copy files between hosts using Secure Copy Protocol over SSH.
# More information: <https://man.openbsd.org/scp>.
# Copy a local file to a remote host:
scp path/to/local_file remote_host:path/to/remote_file
# Use a specific port when connecting to the remote host:
scp -P port path/to/local_file remote_host:path/to/remote_file
# Copy a file from a remote host to a local directory:
scp remote_host:path/to/remote_file path/to/local_directory
# Recursively copy the contents of a directory from a remote host to a local directory:
scp -r remote_host:path/to/remote_directory path/to/local_directory
# Copy a file between two remote hosts transferring through the local host:
scp -3 host1:path/to/remote_file host2:path/to/remote_directory
# Use a specific username when connecting to the remote host:
scp path/to/local_file remote_username@remote_host:path/to/remote_directory
# Use a specific ssh private key for authentication with the remote host:
scp -i ~/.ssh/private_key local_file remote_host:/path/remote_file
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