scp

Copies files securely over SSH connections.

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Verified: 2025-09-22

Syntax

$scp [OPTIONS] SOURCE DEST

Examples

$scp file.txt user@host:/path/

$scp -r dir/ user@host:/path/

Typical use cases

Standard usage

scp --help

Note Secure alternative to cp over network. Uses SSH.

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