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How to copy files between servers using SCP

asked 9 months, 1 week ago 1749 views 1 answer

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

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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/

noor_code Gold answered 9 months, 1 week ago

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