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August 9th, 2024 8:19 AM Mr. Q Categories: Command

scp stands for Secure Copy Protocol. It’s a command-line utility that uses SSH (Secure Shell) to securely transfer files and directories between hosts on a network. The data is encrypted during the transfer, ensuring that sensitive information remains protected.

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Secure copy

Command: scp

Used to securely copy files and directories between hosts over a network.

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Sample Command and Output:

$ scp file1.txt user@remote_host:/home/user/Documents/
file1.txt                                          100%   12KB  1.2MB/s   00:01

Description:

• scp file1.txt user@remote_host:/home/user/Documents/: Securely copies file1.txt from the local machine to /home/user/Documents/ on the remote host remote_host using the user account.
• The output shows the progress of the file transfer, including the file name, percentage completed, file size, transfer speed, and time remaining.

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Sample Command and Output:

$ scp -r folder1/ user@remote_host:/home/user/Backup/
folder1/file2.txt                                  100%   15KB  1.5MB/s   00:02
folder1/file3.txt                                  100%    8KB  800KB/s   00:01

Description:

• scp -r folder1/ user@remote_host:/home/user/Backup/: Securely copies the directory folder1 and its contents recursively from the local machine to /home/user/Backup/ on the remote host remote_host using the user account.
• The output shows the progress of each file being transferred, including the file name, percentage completed, file size, transfer speed, and time remaining.

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