[scp, sftp] Transfer files between systems

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Nov 25, 2015
Commands

scp: Secure Copy

scp fileName user@remoteServer:Location

[scp] Secure Copy for more on scp

SFTP: Secure FTP

By default, if we have openssh installed, we can use sftp.

Connect to a remote machine:

sftp user@remoteServer

Once you have connected to a remote systems, you can copy files using put

For example:

sftp> put myFile

will put myFile on your local machine to the machine you are connected to.

  • See available sftp commands using ?.
  • Both scp and sftp go over Port 22 by default.