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__NAME__


scp - secure copy (remote file copy program)
__SYNOPSIS__


scp [[-pqrvBC1246] [[-F ssh_config] [[-S program] [[-P port] [[-c
cipher] [[-i identity_file] [[-o ssh_option] [[
         [[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 pro- vides the same security as
ssh(1). Unlike rcp(1), scp will ask for
passwords or passphrases if they are needed for
authentication.


Any file name may contain a host and user specification to indicate that the file is to be copied to/from that host. Copies between two remote hosts are permitted.


The options are as follows:
       -c cipher


Selects  the  cipher  to  use for encrypting the datatransfer.  This option is directly passed to  ssh(1).


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


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


-r
Recursively copy entire directories.


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


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


-q
Disables the progress meter.


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


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


-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 in rcp(1).


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


-o ssh_option
Can be used to pass options to ssh in the format used in the
ssh(1) configuration file. This is useful for
specifying options for which there is no separate scp
command-line flag. For example, forcing the use of protocol
version 1 is specified using scp -oProtocol=1.


-1
Forces scp to try protocol version 1 only.


-2
Forces scp to try protocol version 2 only.


-4
Forces scp to use IPv4 addresses only.


-6
Forces scp to use IPv6 addresses only.


__AUTHORS__


Timo Rinne
__HISTORY__


scp is based on the rcp(1) program in BSD source
code from the Regents of the University of
California.
__SEE ALSO__


rcp(1), sftp(1), ssh(1),
ssh-add(1), ssh-agent(1),
ssh-keygen(1), sshd(8)


BSD September 25, 1999 1
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