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About This Document >>     Installing SSH Tectia Server >>     Getting Started >>         Location of Installed Files >>         Starting and Stopping the Server >>         Operation of the Server >>         SSH Tectia Server (T) >>         SSH Tectia Server (A) >>         SSH Tectia Client >>             Using the Client (ssh2)             Using Secure Copy (scp2)             Using Secure File Transfer (sftp2)             Using Authentication Agent (ssh-agent2, ssh-add2)         Examples of Use     Configuration >>     Authentication >>     Application Tunneling >>     Troubleshooting >>     Man Pages     Advanced Options >>     Log Messages >>

Using Secure Copy (scp2)

scp2 is a program for copying files securely over the network. It uses ssh2 for data transfer and authentication and provides the same security as ssh2.

scp2 uses SFTP2 over Secure Shell v2 for data exchange between the client and server. This is not to be confused with FTP.

The basic syntax for scp2 is:

scp user@source:/directory/file user@destination:/directory/file

Note: As shown in the example above, in the normal case, you do not have to type scp2. The installation process creates a symbolic link, scp, that points to the actual scp2 executable. If Secure Shell 1.x was installed before SSH Tectia, you will need to type scp1 to run the Secure Shell 1.x secure copy command.

The scp2 command-line options are documented in detail on the scp2 man page.

scp2 can be used to copy files in either direction; from the local system to the remote system or vice versa. Local paths can be specified without the user@system: prefix. Relative paths can also be used, they are interpreted in relation to the user's home directory.