scp(1)

NAME

       scp - secure copy (remote file copy program)

SYNOPSIS

       scp  [-12346BCpqrv]  [-c cipher] [-F ssh_config] [-i identity_file] [-l
       limit] [-o ssh_option] [-P port] [-S program] [[user@]host1:]file1  ...
       [[user@]host2:]file2

DESCRIPTION

       scp  copies  files between hosts on a network.  It uses ssh(1) for data
       transfer, and uses the same authentication and provides the same  secu-
       rity  as ssh(1).  scp will ask for passwords or passphrases if they are
       needed for authentication.

       File names may contain a user and host specification to  indicate  that
       the  file  is  to be copied to/from that host.  Local file names can be
       made explicit using absolute or relative pathnames to avoid scp  treat-
       ing  file  names containing `:' as host specifiers.  Copies between two
       remote hosts are also permitted.

       The options are as follows:

       -1     Forces scp to use protocol 1.

       -2     Forces scp to use protocol 2.

       -3     Copies between two remote  hosts  are  transferred  through  the
              local  host.   Without  this  option the data is copied directly
              between the two remote hosts.  Note that  this  option  disables
              the progress meter.

       -4     Forces scp to use IPv4 addresses only.

       -6     Forces scp to use IPv6 addresses only.

       -B     Selects   batch   mode   (prevents   asking   for  passwords  or
              passphrases).

       -C     Compression enable.  Passes the -C flag to ssh(1) to enable com-
              pression.

       -c cipher
              Selects  the  cipher  to  use  for encrypting the data transfer.
              This option is directly passed to ssh(1).

       -F ssh_config
              Specifies an alternative per-user configuration  file  for  ssh.
              This option is directly passed to ssh(1).

       -i identity_file
              Selects  the file from which the identity (private key) for pub-
              lic key authentication is read.  This option is directly  passed
              to ssh(1).

       -l limit
              Limits the used bandwidth, specified in Kbit/s.

       -o ssh_option
              Can  be  used  to  pass  options  to  ssh  in the format used in
              ssh_config(5).  This is useful for specifying options for  which
              there is no separate scp command-line flag.  For full details of
              the  options  listed  below,  and  their  possible  values,  see
              ssh_config(5).

       AddressFamily

       BatchMode

       BindAddress

       CanonicalDomains

       CanonicalizeFallbackLocal

       CanonicalizeHostname

       CanonicalizeMaxDots

       CanonicalizePermittedCNAMEs

       CertificateFile

       ChallengeResponseAuthentication

       CheckHostIP

       Cipher

       Ciphers

       Compression

       CompressionLevel

       ConnectionAttempts

       ConnectTimeout

       ControlMaster

       ControlPath

       ControlPersist

       GlobalKnownHostsFile

       GSSAPIAuthentication

       GSSAPIDelegateCredentials

       HashKnownHosts

       Host

       HostbasedAuthentication

       HostbasedKeyTypes

       HostKeyAlgorithms

       HostKeyAlias

       HostName

       IdentitiesOnly

       IdentityAgent

       IdentityFile

       IPQoS

       KbdInteractiveAuthentication

       KbdInteractiveDevices

       KexAlgorithms

       LogLevel

       MACs

       NoHostAuthenticationForLocalhost

       NumberOfPasswordPrompts

       PasswordAuthentication

       PKCS11Provider

       Port

       PreferredAuthentications

       Protocol

       ProxyCommand

       ProxyJump

       PubkeyAcceptedKeyTypes

       PubkeyAuthentication

       RekeyLimit

       RhostsRSAAuthentication

       RSAAuthentication

       SendEnv

       ServerAliveInterval

       ServerAliveCountMax

       StrictHostKeyChecking

       TCPKeepAlive

       UpdateHostKeys

       UsePrivilegedPort

       User

       UserKnownHostsFile

       VerifyHostKeyDNS

       -P port
              Specifies  the port to connect to on the remote host.  Note that
              this option is written with a capital `P', because -p is already
              reserved for preserving the times and modes of the file.

       -p     Preserves  modification  times, access times, and modes from the
              original file.

       -q     Quiet mode: disables the progress meter as well as  warning  and
              diagnostic messages from ssh(1).

       -r     Recursively copy entire directories.  Note that scp follows sym-
              bolic links encountered in the tree traversal.

       -S program
              Name of program to use for the encrypted connection.   The  pro-
              gram must understand ssh(1) options.

       -v     Verbose mode.  Causes scp and ssh(1) to print debugging messages
              about their progress.  This is helpful in debugging  connection,
              authentication, and configuration problems.

EXIT STATUS

       Ex -std scp

SEE ALSO

       sftp(1),  ssh(1),  ssh-add(1),  ssh-agent(1),  ssh-keygen(1),  ssh_con-
       fig(5), sshd(8)

HISTORY

       scp is based on the rcp program in Bx source code from the  Regents  of
       the University of California.

AUTHORS

       Timo Rinne <Mt tri@iki.fi>

       Tatu Ylonen <Mt ylo@cs.hut.fi>

                                 July 16 2016                           SCP(1)