copy files over ssh

Following command can be use to copy files across an ssh (Secure Shell) connection by scp  (Secure Copy) in Linux. Its encrypted and secured.

one file

scp file.ext user@192.168.1.101:/home/user/directory/

many files with same extension

scp *.ext user@192.168.1.101:/home/user/directory/

a directory/folder

scp -r dir/ user@192.168.1.101:/home/user/directory/

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