Top "Scp" questions

For questions around "Secure Copy Protocol" (SCP).

How to copy a directory from local machine to remote machine

I am using ssh to connect to a remote machine. Is there a way i can copy an entire directory …

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Is it possible to make SCP ignore symbolic links during copy?

I need to reinstall one of ours servers, and as a precaution, I want to move /home, /etc, /opt, and /…

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How can I get a folder from remote machine to local machine?

I am trying scp -r usernameipaddress:/path /pathwhereIwanttocopy, but I am getting it as connection refused. How can I get …

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Is there a SCP alternative for PowerShell?

I need to write a script that transfers files from a folder onto another server (Linux), but the script that's …

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How to copy entire folder from Amazon EC2 Linux instance to local Linux machine?

I connected to Amazon's linux instance from ssh using private key. I am trying to copy entire folder from that …

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Does scp create the target folder if it does not exist

I am wondering if scp will create the target folder if it does not exist on the remote server. For …

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How do I download SCP and ssh on Cygwin?

I have downloaded Cygwin on windows 8 and use it for python scripts. How do I get SCP and ssh on …

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Transferring Files between two EC2 Instances in the same region

I have 2 EC2 instances running Ubuntu 14.04 and I need to figure out how to transfer files from one to another. …

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Getting stty: standard input: Inappropriate ioctl for device when using scp through an ssh tunnel

Per the title, I'm getting the following warning when I try to scp through an ssh tunnel. In my case, …

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scp host key verification failed for remote to remote copy

scp foo user@remote:bar works fine scp user@remote:foo bar works fine scp user@remote:foo user@remote:…

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