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Transfer Files Securely via SFTP/SCP

Transfer Files Securely via SFTP/SCP

  • scp : Based on the SSH secure protocol for transfer of files

  • Transfer files to/from a server:

    scp user@RemoteIP:/remote/dir/myfile.txt /home/user

  • Copy the remote file called myfile.txt to the local /home/user directory:

    scp myfile.txt user@RemoteIP:/remote/dir

  • Copies the local file called myfile.txt to the remote directory /remote/dir :

  • sftp: SSH-based file transfer program whose behavior is based on the less-secure program, FTP

  • Same format as the scp in terms of individual files or directories
  • Add batch processing capabilities: sftp -b batch.file
  • Similar to expect scripts, using FTP commands to run through many transactions in one listing.