NAME
   scp - secure copy (remote file copy program)

SYNOPSIS
   scp [-pqrvBC46] [-F ssh_config] [-S program] [-P port] [-c cipher]
  [-i identity_file] [-o ssh_option] [[user@]host1:]file1 [...]
  [[user@]host2:]file2

DESCRIPTION
   scp copies files between hosts on a network. It uses ssh(1) for data
   transfer, and uses the same authentication and provides the same security
   as ssh(1).  Unlike rcp(1), scp 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.

   The options are as follows:

   -c cipher
    Selects the cipher to use for encrypting the data transfer. This
    option is directly passed to ssh(1).

   -i identity_file
    Selects the file from which the identity (private key) for RSA
    authentication is read. This option is directly passed to
    ssh(1).

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

   -r    Recursively copy entire directories.

   -v    Verbose mode. Causes scp and ssh(1) to print debugging messages
    about their progress. This is helpful in debugging connection,
    authentication, and configuration problems.

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

   -q    Disables the progress meter.

   -C    Compression enable. Passes the -C flag to ssh(1) to enable com-
    pression.

   -F ssh_config
    Specifies an alternative per-user configuration file for ssh.
    This option is directly passed to ssh(1).

   -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(1).

   -S program
    Name of program to use for the encrypted connection. The program
    must understand ssh(1) options.

   -o ssh_option
    Can be used to pass options to ssh in the format used in
    ssh_config(5). This is useful for specifying options for which
    there is no separate scp command-line flag. For example, forcing
    the use of protocol version 1 is specified using scp
    -oProtocol=1.

   -4    Forces scp to use IPv4 addresses only.

   -6    Forces scp to use IPv6 addresses only.

DIAGNOSTICS
   scp exits with 0 on success or >0 if an error occurred.

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

HISTORY
   scp is based on the rcp(1) program in BSD source code from the Regents of
   the University of California.

SEE ALSO
  rcp(1),sftp(1),ssh(1),ssh-add(1),ssh-agent(1),ssh-keygen(1),
   ssh_config(5), sshd(8)