How do I copy a folder from remote to local host using scp? I use ssh to log in to my server. Then, I would like to copy the remote folder foo to local /home/user/Desktop. How do I achieve this?

Mar 5, 2015 · In my terminal shell, I ssh'ed into a remote server, and I cd to the directory I want. Now in this directory, there is a file called table that I want to copy to my local machine /home/me/Desktop...

Jun 19, 2015 · I have some n number of files in a directory on my unix system. Is there a way to write a shellscript that will transfer all those files via scp to a specified remote system. I'll specify the passw...

Jul 9, 2012 · I am trying to use my Mac Terminal to scp a file from Downloads (phpMyAdmin I downloaded online) to my Amazon EC2 instance. The command I used was: scp -i myAmazonKey.pem phpMyAdmin-3.4.5-all-langu...

Nov 27, 2013 · The major difference between these tools is how they copy files. scp basically reads the source file and writes it to the destination. It performs a plain linear copy, locally, or over a network. rsync also copies files locally or over a network. But it employs a special delta transfer algorithm and a few optimizations to make the operation a lot …

Unlike ssh, scp uses the uppercase P switch to set the port instead of the lowercase p: scp -P 80 ... # Use port 80 to bypass the firewall, instead of the scp default The lowercase p switch is used with scp for the preservation of times and modes. Here is an excerpt from scp's man page with all of the details concerning the two switches, as well as an explanation of why uppercase P …

I want to be able to transfer a directory and all its files from my local machine to my remote one. I dont use SCP much so I am a bit confused. I am connected to my remote machine via ssh and I ty...

May 31, 2015 · I am having trouble copying files from a remote server using SSH. Using PuTTY I log in to the server using SSH. Once I find the file I would like to copy over to my computer, I use the command: scp

Jun 2, 2013 · scp uses ssh for data transfer with the same authentication and provides the same security as ssh. A best practise here is to implement "SSH KEYS AND PUBLIC KEY AUTHENTICATION".

Aug 20, 2013 · I need to write a script that transfers files from a folder onto another server (Linux), but the script that's transferring files is on windows, and I was wondering if there was an alternative to s...