How to copy files between servers using SCP

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I need to transfer files from one server to another. How do I use scp?

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Asked by db_admin
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# Copy file to remote server
scp /local/file.txt user@remote:/path/

# Copy from remote to local
scp user@remote:/path/file.txt /local/

# Copy entire directory
scp -r /local/dir user@remote:/path/

# With specific port
scp -P 2222 file.txt user@remote:/path/
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Answered by noor_code 1 week, 2 days ago
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