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Chapter 3: Linux Commands

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directory; otherwise, only the last file in the list is copied. file1 and

file2 can be specified in any of the following ways:

file

host:file

user@host:file

The first format is used for a local file; a remote file can be speci-

fied in either of the other two formats.

Options

-1 Force the use of SSH protocol 1.

-2 Force the use of SSH protocol 2

-4 Use IPv4 addresses.

-6 Use IPv6 addresses.

-B Run in batch mode. Don’t ask for passwords or passphrases.

-c cipher

Specify the cipher to be used for encrypting the data.

-C Enable ssh compression.

-F config

Specify an ssh user configuration file (default is $HOME/.ssh/

config).

-i file

Specify the file that contains the identity (private key) for RSA

authentication.

-l limit

Limit bandwidth used to limit, specified in kilobits/second.

-o option

Specify an option to pass to ssh.

-p Preserve modification time, access time, and mode.

-P port

Connect to port on the remote host.

-q Don’t display the progress meter.

-r Copy directories recursively.

-S program

Specify the program to use for the encrypted connection. The

program must understand ssh options.

-v Verbose mode.

Example

Copy the local file user.server1.pub to the remote system server2,

putting it in james’s home directory:

$ scp user.server1.pub james@server2:/home/james/

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