Use SCP Command to Securely Transfer Files

SCP (Secure Copy)

SCP Command

• A command for transferring files between network-connected hosts using SSH

  • Since it uses SSH, files can be sent and received using Identity Files such as SSH key files

• Local to Remote (send)

• Remote to Local (retrieve)

• Remote to Remote (transfer between hosts) are all possible

Syntax

scp [options ...] [source] [target]

Options

• -r

  • Recursively copy all folders

  • Option used when copying folders

    • Specify the folder as the target to transfer

      • If there are symbolic links, instead of creating a symbolic link at the target, it copies the file or folder that the symbolic link points to

• -P

  • Option to specify the SSH port

• -i

  • Option to specify the path to an identity file such as an SSH key file

• -v

  • Verbose mode, used for debugging with detailed output

• -p

  • Preserve file modification time and permissions

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Transferring Files to AWS EC2 via SCP

ex)

scp -i [pem key path] [file path to upload] [ec2 address]:~