How to Copy files between Scp commands in Linux

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Use scp command to copy files between Linux systems

There are three common methods to copy files between different Linux systems. The first method is ftp, that is, installing the ftp Server on one of the Linux systems, in this way, another ftp clIEnt program can be used to copy files. The second method is to use the samba service, similar to the Windows file copy method, which is simple and convenient. The third method is to use the scp command to copy files.

Scp is a file copy with Security and is used for ssh logon. For example, to copy the current file to another remote host, you can run the following command.

Scp/var/lib/mysql/cacti. SQL root@192.168.0.171:/var/lib/mysql/

Then, you will be prompted to enter the login password of the root user of another host 192.168.0.171, and copy it.

If you want to copy files from the remote host to the current system, it is also very easy.

Scp root@192.168.0.171:/var/lib/mysql/cacti. SQL/var/lib/mysql/