Secure copy via ssh connection

scp allows files to be copied to, from, or between different hosts. It uses ssh for data transfer and provides the same authentication and same level of security as ssh. Examples: Copy the file "foobar.txt" from a remote host to the local host $ scp your_username@remotehost.edu:foobar.txt /some/local/directory Copy the file "foobar.txt" from the local host to a remote host …