How do I copy a folder from remote to local host using scp? I use ssh to log in to my server. Then, I would like to copy the remote folder foo to local /home/user/Desktop. How do I achieve this?

scp [email protected]:'foo\ bar.txt' . If you have difficulties with files containing punctuation characters, try using sftp instead of scp to transfer them. Or use an even more …

19 You could use something like the following scp -r linux_username@linux_address:path/to/file path/to/local/directory This will copy file to the specified local directory on the system you are …

6 If you're running this scp command on the remote machine, it is looking for file.ext as a "local" file, i.e. on the remote machine. To copy a file from the remote machine to the local one, use …

user88595 Over a year ago Only solution which allows the use of scp -3 from and to servers with ssh listeners on different ports. scp -3 -P 123 server1:/file -P 456 server2:/file or similar …

I try to transfer files from remote computer using ssh to my computer : scp My_file.txt user_id@server:/Home This should put My_file.txt in the home folder on my own computer, …

Using the stock 'scp' from a recent Windows Server 2022 version I was able to use the command from this answer above, but with using a colon in the drive specifier, as the first path segment …

How do I copy an entire directory into a directory of the same name without replacing the content in the destination directory? (instead, I would like to add to the contents of the destination folder)

I want to be able to transfer a directory and all its files from my local machine to my remote one. I dont use SCP much so I am a bit confused. I am connected to my remote machine via ssh and …

The scp command itself is prefaced with sshpass and -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no to fully automate the scp command without user interaction. Looks convoluted but better than hard …