Use [Scp] Command Copy Files From Remote Server

Requirement

• your ssh pub key had added to remote server’s ~/.ssh/authorized_keys file

copy from remote server

• if your remote server use default port 22 to connect ssh, Just execute this command:

  scp user@remote_host:foo.txt /local/dir
  like:
  scp root@123.123.1.123:/home/root/Desktop/test.sql  ~/Desktop/sql/

• if your remote server specify other port like 12345 as ssh port, use - P parameter execute this command:

  scp -P [port] user@remote_host:foo.txt  /local/dir
  like:
  scp -P 12345 root@123.123.1.123:/home/root/Desktop/test.sql  ~/Desktop/sql/

copy file to remote server

• copy local file to remote ssh server:

  scp /dir/foo.txt user@remote_host:/home/name/dir
  like:
  scp ~/Desktop/sql/foo.sql root@123.123.1.123:/home/root/Desktop/

Attention:

• when you use ssh command connect remote server, you use lowwer case - p:

  ssh -p user@remote_host

• but when you use scp command, you must use upper case - P

  ssh -P user@remote_host