scp Command Reference
Posted by Jonathan at September 14th, 2006
scp - secure copy (remote file copy program)
Synopsis
scp [-1246BCpqrv] [-c cipher] [-F ssh_config] [-i identity_file]
[-l limit] [-o ssh_option] [-P port] [-S program]
[[user@]host1:]file1 […] [[user@]host2:]file2
Description
scp copies files between hosts on a network. It uses ssh(1) for data
transfer, and uses the same authentication and provides the same secu-
rity as ssh(1). Unlike rcp(1), scp will ask for passwords or
passphrases if they are needed for authentication. (more…)