By admin SCP (S ecure C o P y) – is a remote file copy program, that copies files between hosts on a network. It uses SSH for data transfer, and uses the same authentication and provides the same security as SSH. When copying a source file to a target file which already exists, SCP will replace the contents of the target file. In general SSH protocol can be used for two purposes, file transfers and terminal access. SSH File Transfers. File transfers are primary focus of WinSCP. WinSCP supports SFTP (SSH File Transfer Protocol) for secure file transfers. In addition to that it also supports legacy SCP (Secure Copy Protocol).
SCP (Secure CoPy) – is a remote file copy program, that copies files between hosts on a network.
It uses SSH for data transfer, and uses the same authentication and provides the same security as SSH.
When copying a source file to a target file which already exists, SCP will replace the contents of the target file. If the target file does not yet exist, an empty file with the target file name is created, then filled with the source file contents.
Example 1: Copy the file “file.txt” from a remote host to the local host.
Example 2: Copy the file “file.txt” from the local host to a remote host.
Example 3: Copy the directory “dir1” from the local host to a remote host’s directory “dir2”.
Example 4: Copy the file “file.txt” from remote host “remote.host1” to remote host “remote.host2”.
Example 5: Copy the files “file1.txt” and “file2.txt” from the local host to your home directory on the remote host.
Ssh-copy-id Windows
Example 6: Copy the file “file.txt” from the local host to a remote host using port 2222.
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Example 7: Copy the file “file.txt” from the local host to a remote host’s home directory. Preserve the modification and access times, as well as the permissions of the source-file in the destination-file.
Example 8: Copy the file “file.txt” from the local host to a remote host’s home directory. Increase SCP speed by changing the cipher from the default AES-128 to Blowfish.
Example 9: Copy the file “file.txt” from the local host to a remote host’s home directory. limit the bandwidth used by SCP command to 100 Kbit/s.
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Example 10: Copy multiple files from the remote host to your current directory on the local host.