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# File Transfer using scp

# scp transferring file

To transfer a file securely to another machine - type:

scp file1.txt tom@server2:$HOME

This example presents transferring file1.txt from our host to server2's user tom's home directory.

# scp transferring multiple files

scp can also be used to transfer multiple files from one server to another. Below is example of transferring all files from my_folder directory with extension .txt to server2. In Below example all files will be transferred to user tom home directory.

scp /my_folder/*.txt tom@server2:$HOME

# Downloading file using scp

To download a file from remote server to the local machine - type:

scp tom@server2:$HOME/file.txt /local/machine/path/

This example shows how to download the file named file.txt from user tom's home directory to our local machine's current directory.

# Syntax

  • scp /some/local/directory/file_name user_name@host_name:destination_file_path
  • scp user_name@host_name:origin_file_path /some/local/directory

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