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scp ./app.tar.gz user@example.com:/tmp/Notes
Copy a local file to a remote host.
SCP and SFTP Cheat Sheet
SSH-based file transfer with scp and sftp, including recursive copies, jump hosts, interactive commands, and batch mode.
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scp Basics
Copy files and directories over SSH.
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scp user@example.com:/var/log/app.log ./Notes
Copy a remote file to the current directory.
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scp -r ./site/ user@example.com:/var/www/site/Notes
Copy a full directory tree to a remote host.
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scp -P 2222 ./file.txt user@example.com:/tmp/Notes
Specify an alternate SSH port for scp.
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scp -i ~/.ssh/id_ed25519 ./file.txt user@example.com:/tmp/Notes
Specify a private key file for transfers.
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scp -p ./file.txt user@example.com:/tmp/Notes
Keep file times and modes during copy.
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scp -J bastion.example.com ./db.dump user@private.internal:/tmp/Notes
Transfer via a bastion host.
sftp Basics
Interactive and batch SFTP usage.
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sftp user@example.comNotes
Start an interactive SFTP shell.
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sftp -P 2222 user@example.comNotes
Specify a non-default SSH port for SFTP.
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sftp -b batch.txt user@example.comNotes
Execute SFTP commands from a batch file.
Resume an interrupted download
Continue downloading a partially transferred file.
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reget backup.tar.gzNotes
Continue downloading a partially transferred file.
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reput backup.tar.gzNotes
Continue uploading a partially transferred file.
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put ./archive.zip /tmp/archive.zipNotes
Put a file during an interactive session.
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get /var/log/app.log ./app.logNotes
Get a file during an interactive session.
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