There are plenty of tools for transferring files between two computers on the Linux command line, but the scp and rsync commands will cover almost any use case. Heres how and when to use them.

Learn how to use the scp command to transfer files securely with this step-by-step tutorial by expert Jack Wallen.

Once you establish an SSH session with the remote machine, locate the file you wish to copy. The "scp" command is a better option if you have only a few files to transfer.

Here's how to use the secure copy command, with SSH key authentication, for a more secure way to copy files to your remote Linux servers.

That way you won't have to type SCP 5 times to copy files over. Just move the files between directories on your computer and they're sent to the destination computer. <BR><BR>Like I said, still ...