Overview SYNOPSIS
scp -words [-pqrvBC1246 ] [-F ssh_config ] [-S program ] [-P port ] [-c cipher ] [-i identity_file ] [-l limit ] [-o ssh_option ] [[user@ ] host1 : file1 ] [... ] [[user@ ] host2 : file2 ]
Description DESCRIPTION
Copy files between hosts on the network. It uses ssh (1) and to transmit verification data, providing ssh (1) the same security. It's not like rcp (1), will ask for a password if necessary.
In any file name can contain a host name and user name to specify copy this file from / to the host. Copies between two remote hosts are permitted.
The options are as follows:
- -c cipher
- Selects the cipher to use for encrypting the data transfer. This option is directly passed to ssh(1).
- -i identity_file
- Selects the file from which the identity (private key) for RSA authentication is read. This option is directly passed to ssh(1).
- -l limit
- Limits the used bandwidth, specified in Kbit/s.
- -p
- Preserves modification times, access times, and modes from the original file.
- -r
- Recursively copy the entire directory.
- -v
- Verbose mode. This option enables and ssh (1) to print out debugging information on the operational situation. During debugging connection, authentication, and configuration problems, which can be useful in
- -B
- With batch mode (to avoid duplication of inquiry password).
- -q
- Disables the progress meter.
- -C
- Allow compression. To ssh (1) is transmitted - C flag to allow compression.
- -F ssh_config
- Specifies an alternative per-user configuration file for ssh This option is directly passed to ssh(1).
- -P port
- Specifies the port to connect to on the remote host. Note that this option is written with a capital `P' because - p is already reserved for preserving the times and modes of the file in rcp(1).
- -S program
- Name of program to use for the encrypted connection. The program must understand ssh(1) options.
- -o ssh_option
- Can be used to pass options to ssh in the format used in ssh_config5. This is useful for specifying options for which there is no separate scp command-line flag.
- -1
- Forces to use protocol 1.
- -2
- Forces to use protocol 2.
- -4
- Forces to use IPv4 addresses only.
- -6
- Forces to use IPv6 addresses only.