scp

scp can be used to transfer files between two Ubuntu servers. It works like cp, but transfer files between servers. However, rsync is always a better choice.

Prerequisite

• SSH connect using the same username without password as SSH Connect from Ubuntu said.
• Login to server A.

$[b_hostname]$

Transfer File

$[file]$

Push Single File from Server A to Server B

scp $file_basename$ $b_hostname$:$file$

Pull Single File from Server B to Server A

scp $b_hostname$:$file$ $file_basename$

Transfer Directory

$[path]$

Push Directory from Server A to Server B

It is very tricky, you must make sure in Server B, directory $get_parent(path.value)$ exists, but $path$ does not exist. {class="card-panel red-text"}

scp -r $path_basename$ $b_hostname$:$path$

Pull Directory from Server B to Server A

It is very tricky, you must make sure in Server A, directory ~/$path_basename$ des not exist. {class="card-panel red-text"}

scp -r $b_hostname$:$path$ ~/