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?

Mar 5, 2015 · In my terminal shell, I ssh'ed into a remote server, and I cd to the directory I want. Now in this directory, there is a file called table that I want to copy to my local machine /home/me/Desktop...

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, right? I …

Aug 28, 2009 · I have some n number of files in a directory on my unix system. Is there a way to write a shellscript that will transfer all those files via scp to a specified remote system. I'll specify the passw...

Dec 2, 2025 · The lowercase p switch is used with scp for the preservation of times and modes. Here is an excerpt from scp's man page with all of the details concerning the two switches, as well as an …

Mar 5, 2020 · If by "scp" we mean the scp command provided with OpenSSH, it is considered safe to use from OpenSSH 9.0 onwards (released on 2022-04-08). The reason is that starting with …

Sep 30, 2015 · From man scp: ... So if you have sub-directories inside local_dir, the last example will only transfer files, but if you set the -r option, it will transfer files and directories.

I'm facing problem when I pull a file from another machine to my machine using SCP. File is successfully transferred but each time it asks for password. I want to run this SCP command as a cronjob,...

Problem: Copying multiple directories from remote server to local machine using a single SCP command and retaining each directory as it is in the remote server.

Sep 8, 2008 · I know it is not recommended, but is it at all possible to pass the user's password to scp? I'd like to copy a file via scp as part of a batch job and the receiving server does, of course, need a