SCP Commands Cheat Sheet

Here is a cli commands cheat sheet for SCP command, you can use this as a quick reminder for basic commands with a brief description for each of the commands.

What is SCP command?

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        # To copy a file from your local machine to a remote server:
scp  @:

# To copy a file from a remote server to your local machine:
scp @: 

# To scp a file over a SOCKS proxy on localhost and port 9999 (see ssh for tunnel setup):
scp -o "ProxyCommand nc -x 127.0.0.1:9999 -X 4 %h %p"  @:

# To scp between two remote servers from the third machine:
scp -3 @: @:
    

Check out the SCP command documentation .


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