scp copy file example

Example 1: scp send file

scp ./file.txt remote_username@remote_ip:/remote/directory

Example 2: scp file

scp [source file] [destination]
scp file.txt user@ip:/Desktop/

For directories, add the -r tag
scp -r [source dir] [destination]
scp -r dir/ user@ip:/Desktop/

Example 3: using scp

scp [email protected]:/remote/file.txt /local/directory

Example 4: scp copy file command line

scp [OPTION] [user@]SRC_HOST:]file1 [user@]DEST_HOST:]file2