scp how to use code example

Example 1: scp send file

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

Example 2: using scp

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

Example 3: copy from remote to local

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

Example 4: scp use

sudo scp -i "key.pem" file.txt [email protected]:myfolder/

Example 5: scp examples

# With ssh key, verbose, and -r for whole directories.
scp -v -i [your private key path] -r /my_dir [server_user]@[serverIP]:/where/to/copy