tldr/osx/scp.md

scp

• Copies files between hosts on a network
• Works over a secure connection (SSH)

Uploading a file

scp local_file 10.0.0.1:/remote/path/filename

Uploading a directory

scp -r local_folder 10.0.0.1:/remote/path/

Downloading a file

scp 10.0.0.1:/remote/path/filename local_file

Specifying credentials

scp local_file my_user@10.0.0.1:/remote/path