SCP(1)                         SSH                         SCP(1)



NAME
       scp - secure copy (remote file copy program)


SYNOPSIS
       scp [-prvC] [-P port] [-c cipher] [-i identity]
            [[user@]host1:]filename1...  [[user@]host2:]filename2


DESCRIPTION
       Scp copies files between hosts on a network.  It uses  ssh
       for  data  transfer,  and uses the same authentication and
       provides the same security as ssh.  Unlike rcp,  ssh  will
       ask  for  passwords  or passphrases if they are needed for
       authentication.

       Any file name may contain a host and user specification to
       indicate  that the file is to be copied to/from that host.
       Copies between two remote hosts are permitted.


OPTIONS
       -c cipher
             Selects the cipher to use for  encrypting  the  data
             transfer.  This option is directly passed to ssh.

       -i identity_file
             Selects  the  file  from which the identity (private
             key) for RSA authentication is read.  This option is
             directly passed to ssh.

       -p    Preserves  modification  times,  access  times,  and
             modes from the original file.

       -r    Recursively copy entire directories.

       -v    Verbose mode.  Causes scp and ssh to print debugging
             messages  about  their progress.  This is helpful in
             debugging connection, authentication, and configura­
             tion problems.

       -B    Selects batch mode (prevents asking for passwords or
             passphrases).

       -C    Compression enable.  Passes the -C flag  to  ssh  to
             enable compression.

       -P port
             Specifies the port to connect to on the remote host.
             Note that this option is written with a  capital  P,
             because  -p  is  already reserved for preserving the
             times and modes of the file in rcp.


AUTHORS
       Timo Rinne <tri@iki.fi> and Tatu Ylonen <ylo@cs.hut.fi>


DERIVATION
       Scp is based on the rcp program in BSD  source  code  from
       the Regents of the University of California.


SEE ALSO
       ssh(1),  sshd(8), ssh-keygen(1), ssh-agent(1), ssh-add(1),
       rcp(1)



SSH                      November 8, 1995                  SCP(1)