SCP (Secure Copy)
Copies files between hosts on a network. It uses ssh for data transfer. This comes in handy transferring files from your desktop to your arcade pc or raspberry pi. Be careful as scp will overwrite files without warning.
Terminal Syntax
| Syntax |
Description |
$ scp [OPTION] [user@SRC_HOST:]file1 [user@DEST_HOST:]file2 |
Copies files between hosts on a network. |
Usage Examples
| Syntax |
Description |
$ sudo scp -r wiki/ [email protected]:~/ |
Copy the wiki directory recursively to the user home directory on the raspberry pi. |