SCP(1)

NAME
scp - secure copy (remote file copy program)

SYNOPSIS
scp [-p] [-r] [-v] [-c cipher] [-i identity] [[user@]host:]filename1 [[user@]host:]filename2 scp [-p] [-r] [-v] [-c cipher] [-i identity] [[user@]host:]filename... [[user@]host:]directory

DESCRIPTION
Scp copies files between hosts on a network. It uses ssh for data transfer, and uses the same authentication and provides the same security as ssh. Unlike rcp, ssh will ask for passwords or passphrases if they are needed for authentication. Any file name may contain a host and user specification to indicate that the file is to be copied to/from that host. Copies between two remote hosts are permitted.

OPTIONS
-c cipher Selects the cipher to use for encrypting the data transfer. This option is directly passed to ssh. -i identity_file Selects the file from which the identity (private key) for RSA authentication is read. This option is directly passed to ssh. -p Preserves modification times, access times, and modes from the original file. -r Recursively copy entire directories. -v Verbose mode. Causes scp and ssh to print debugging messages about its progress. This is helpful in debugging connection, authentication, and configuration problems.

AUTHOR
Timo Rinne <tri@cirion.fi> and Tatu Ylonen <ylo@cs.hut.fi> Scp is based on the rcp program in BSD source code from the Regents of the University of California.

SEE ALSO
ssh(1), sshd(8), ssh-keygen(1), ssh-agent(1), ssh-add(1), rcp(1)