Secure Copy (SCP)

Introduction

Secure copy or SCP is a means of securely transferring computer files between a local host and a remote host or between two remote hosts. It is based on the Secure Shell (SSH) protocol.

The term SCP can refer to one of two related things, the SCP protocol or the SCP program.

Usage

Compute Systems Invocation Version(s)
Red Hat Linux (64-bit) % /usr/bin/scp 4.3 (default)

References

  1. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secure_copy
  2. % man scp