how to transfer files from local machine to ec2 instance code example

Example 1: send file to aws ec2 termnal

// To copy one file
scp -i path/to/key file/to/copy [email protected]:path/to/file

// To copy an entire directory
scp -i path/to/key -r directory/to/copy [email protected]:path/to/directory

Example 2: upload zip file to ec2

$scp -i ~/Desktop/amazon.pem ~/Desktop/MS115.fa  [email protected]:~/data/