SCP on Linux connects to Linux server

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Secure copy files between Linux and Linux servers

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Step 1: ensure SSH is enabled on the Linux server

sudo apt-get install openssh-server

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Step 2: use the scp command to transfer files

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Copy a file from local to remote server

scp /path/to/local/file username@hostname_or_ip:/path/to/remote/directory

• Replace /path/to/local/file with the full path to the file on your local machine.
• Replace username with your Linux server username.
• Replace hostname_or_ip with your server’s IP address or domain name.
• Replace /path/to/remote/directory with the target directory on the server.

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Copy a file from remote server to local machine

scp username@hostname_or_ip:/path/to/remote/file /path/to/local/directory

• Replace /path/to/remote/file with the file’s path on the server.
• Replace /path/to/local/directory with the target directory on your local machine.

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Example commands

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Upload example

scp ~/Documents/example.txt user@192.168.1.10:/home/user/uploads

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Download example

scp user@192.168.1.10:/home/user/uploads/example.txt ~/Downloads