How do I copy a folder from remote to local host using scp? I use ssh to log in to my server. Then, I would like to copy the remote folder foo to local /home/user/Desktop. How do I achieve this?

Jun 12, 2018 · How can I copy a file/folder from windows to linux (putty), probably using scp command? I used scp user@hostname (windows):c:\folder\filname user@hostname (Linux):/folder/filename …

Apr 29, 2016 · As an example, if the file is on the remote computer called remotecomputer.com in a subdirectory of your home directory called important and the file is called test.txt, you can issue this …

Using the stock 'scp' from a recent Windows Server 2022 version I was able to use the command from this answer above, but with using a colon in the drive specifier, as the first path segment on the …

Dec 5, 2008 · I'm SSHing into a remote server on the command line, and trying to copy a directory onto my local machine with the scp command. However, the remote server returns this "usage" message: …

I need to copy a file between two remote nodes: node A is a managed node where the file exists node B is a managed node where the file should be copied Please note that my control node, from wher...

Dec 2, 2025 · Only solution which allows the use of scp -3 from and to servers with ssh listeners on different ports. scp -3 -P 123 server1:/file -P 456 server2:/file or similar alternatives wouldn't work, …

Agreed, what you're seeing in the source code is the remote call to scp -t or scp -f ('to' and 'from' modes, which exist for this server-side purpose). This is essentially how scp works - it relies on another copy …

Sep 8, 2008 · I know it is not recommended, but is it at all possible to pass the user's password to scp? I'd like to copy a file via scp as part of a batch job and the receiving server does, of course, need a

Dec 21, 2015 · This syntax is pretty close to the Linux scp command - but with Window-ish flags. You can find the winscp.exe executable at this path: C:\Program Files (x86)\WinSCP\winscp.exe EDIT …