Copy files over SSH (scp)
Securely transfer files between machines using scp. Works in both directions — local to remote and remote to local.
$ # Local -> Remote
scp localfile.txt user@host:/remote/path/
# Remote -> Local
scp user@host:/remote/file.txt ./
# Recursive directory copy:
scp -r ./mydir user@host:/opt/
shellwitch2026-04-19
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