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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]:~