Transferring files between servers via SSH protocol with SCP

You can transfer files between servers with a simple command: scp

Here’s how to use it:

# copy a file from local machine to server1.com
user@local-machine# scp ./somefile.txt [email protected]:/home/user2

# copy a file from server1.com to server2.com
user@local-machine# ssh [email protected]
user1@server1# scp ./somefile.txt [email protected]:/home/user2
user@server1# logout

# copy a file from server2.com to server1.com
user@local-machine# ssh [email protected]
user2@server2# ls
somefile.txt otherfile.txt
user2@server2# scp ./otherfile.txt [email protected]:/home/user1
user2@server2# logout

 

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