However, ssh has a few more powerful tools available. Copy Files Remotely. You can also use the ssh connection to copy files to and from a remote host. The command you use for this is scp (secure copy) and it use the same basic syntax as the cp command $ scp source destination. In the Terminal app on your Mac, use the scp command to copy a file or folder to or from a remote computer. Scp uses the same underlying protocols as ssh. For example, to copy a compressed file from your home folder to another user’s home folder on a remote server.
Secure Shell (SSH) is a protocol which is used to access Linux servers remotely. In short, we can say it allows the secure exchange of data between two computers. Commonly port 22 is used to connect one computer to another
SCP command is uses the SSH protocol for copying the file between remote and local machine.
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Download File Using SSH
We can use SCP command to download the from remote server. For example I am going to download a file called “test.tar.gz” which is located on remote server example.com /opt directory in our local system /var directory. You can replace the values as per your requirement.
If your SSH service running on different port (2022) then you can simply mention the port using –P option with SCP command.
In case your remote server require key base authentication such as public and private key then you can use –i option followed by private key file to connect your remote server using the SCP command.
Uploading File Using SSH
Now you can also upload a file to the remote server using SSH protocol using SCP command. Follow the below command to upload the file on remote SSH server.
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An SSH session is like a portal into another machine. If you’re used to working with Windows, you’ll know how easy it is to transfer files from one location to another. Just drag and drop! No text commands, no authentication, none of that.
However, sometimes you will need to download a file from SSH to your local desktop, such as if you are using one of our Linux VPS servers. And there’s no simple command from within the SSH terminal itself to do this. The two environments are too far apart. However, we have a dedicated tool called “SCP” which stands for “Secure Copy” that’s made for precisely these kinds of situations.
Here’s how it works. First, we have a file on the remote server called
filetodownload.txt
, as shown here:We’re going to transfer this file from Linux to our Windows desktop.
Step 1: Gather the Necessary Information
To transfer a file from a remote server via SSH using SCP, we need the following pieces of information:
- Login credentials – username, server name or IP address, and password
- The port number for SSH connections
- The path to the file on the remote server
- The path to the download location
You should already have the login credentials when you connect to the server using PuTTY, or some other tool, so we won’t go into it here.
As for the port number, you’ll need to know which SSH server port your VPS listens to. It’ll either be 22 (the default port), or it’ll be given to you when you order your VPS from your hosting provider.
To get the full path to the file you want to transfer, enter the “pwd” command on the CLI of the remote server while the file is in your current directory. This will give you the folder name, like this:
Now just append the name of the file to the path you get and you’re done.
Ssh Download File From Server
As for the path to the download location, that’s something you have to get on your own!
Ssh Download File To Windows
Step 2: Create the SCP Command
The SCP command looks like this:
Replace the sections in bold with the information you gathered in step 1. For example, the command used for this example is:
Step 3: Running the Command
Open up a command line in Windows. Windows 10 already has SCP installed by default. For this example, we’ll use the Windows PowerShell tool to run the commands. The color contrasts with the yellow, and syntax highlighting is a nice change from the drab command line.
![Connection Connection](/uploads/1/2/6/3/126370524/779524405.png)
Pasting the above command into the local command line editor gives us:
As you can see, you first need to confirm the connection using the RSA fingerprint of the remote server. Once you type “yes”, it’ll be permanently added to the “known_hosts” file.
The “known_hosts” file in Windows is located at:
Replace [UserName] with your own Windows username. It’s a file without an extension, like this:
An editor like Notepad++ is ideal for these kinds of files. Each RSA fingerprint is added on a new line. This allows you to clear them easily by deleting an entire line at once if you ever need to remove an entry.
Once you provide your password in the prompt, the file is downloaded immediately, as shown here:
And you’re done! Navigate to the location you specified in your SCP command and the file should be visible.
SCP is the most direct way to transfer files from remote servers to local systems. It makes use of the same SSH protocols, so the connection is encrypted all the way through, making it immune to man-in-the-middle attacks. Hopefully, this tutorial will help you use it in an efficient, and easy manner. If you use one of our Managed Linux VPS services, and you have an issue with SCP or need more information about it please don’t hesitate to contact our 24×7 Linux Server Support, which comes included with your hosting plan.
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