SSH: transfer files from/to host to/from local system

[x1a4]

Hi,

How can I transfer files from/to a host computer connected using ssh? Thank you.

[bigtomrodney]

The command you are looking for is scp. It functions much like ssh and cp.

[x1a4]

Thank you. Here's how I've done it.

% scp user@host:/home/user/file ./download

to download, and to upload

% scp ./upload/file user@host:/home/user/upload

[Ben Cotton]

For a more interactive experience, you can use the sftp command (it is a subsystem of SSH). To reduce bandwidth and only copy files that have changed, see the rsync command.