Using scp to transfer files in Linux

The scp command copies files to or from a remote Linux system. You will be prompted for your TCC password for authentication.

• To copy files from the local system to a remote system:

  scp file... user@host.domain:path
  

  where:

  file

  File to be copied.

  user

  Your username on the remote system.

  host.domain

  The Internet address of the remote system, such as linux.nmt.edu.

  path

  The absolute path name to the destination on the remote system.

• To copy files from a remote system to your local system:

  scp user@host.domain:path ... dest
  

  where dest is the path name on your local system where you want the files copied.

Examples:

scp ann beth clyde forsythe@linux.nmt.edu:/u/forsythe/tmp
scp 'forsythe@linux.nmt.edu:/u/forsythe/images/*.jpg' pictures/LaborDay

Last updated: 2008/01/21 07:17:08 UT
URL: http://www.nmt.edu/tcc/help/xfer/scp.html