Secure FTP SFTP and Secure Copy SCP

SFTP

Connect to remote server using sftp (add -oPort=<port> if port is required)

sftp <user>@<host>

A subset of standard unix commands are available while connected.

Upload a file

put <local> <remote>

Download a file

get <remote> <local>

Quit sftp

bye
exit

SCP

Secure copy files to or from remote server (with custom port -P <port>)

scp <source> <destination>

For destination, specify the remote server, then remote path/file separated by a colon

<user>@<host>:<path/file>

Specify local file using local system path. Use a single dot to indicate current directory. Use lowercase r for recursive copy.

SCP Current directory / files

Copy all files in the current directory to a remote directory

scp * <user>@<host>:<path>

Recursively copy files and directories from current directory to remote directory

scp -r * <user>@<host>:<path>

Quote source / destination paths when using wildcards for Fish Shell

"/path/with/wildcard/*"

SCP Examples

Copy a remote file on server user@host, located at path/file, to the local path

scp <user>@<host>:<path/file> <local path>

Copy a local file at path/file to another remote server

scp <local path/file> <user>@<host>:<path>

Recursively copy the files and folders from local dir to the remote server home directory

scp -r <local dir> <user>@<host>:~