scp Copy files between computers

scp is a command used to copy files between to systems. in this wiki we will cover using it to transfer from a computer being accessed through ssh.

• 1.connect to target computer through ssh. (userid@lightning.atmos.und.edu)
• 2. Navigate to the directory with the file you want to copy.
• 3. the command is as follows: scp fileName : targetcomputerName:/home/example
  • -replace fileName with the name of the file you want to copy replace targetComputerName with the name of the computer to transfer to and then after the : list the directory on where you want it to be copied to.
• 4. it will prompt for password on computer being copied to
• 5. Once password is input terminal will show progress on your transfers.

If you want to copy every file in your current directory change the commmand “scp” to “scp -r” and then replace your “fileName” with “*”.