Homeserver for the command "scp user@server:file localhost@server:mycomp/"?

Problem: to get the cammond "scp file user@server:" (source) work vice versa. I need a server on my local machine so I can copy files to-and-fro like:

ROOT+SERVER+FILE      <----    Commands?    --->     FILE+LOCAL+YOUR+COMP
                               scp? how?             turn it to a server?

I want to use the command:

scp user@server:file me@my_local_server_on_my_comp:

user3672

Posted 2009-07-29T17:37:10.080

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5You don't need an sshd server running to scp a file from a remote system. I strongly suggest reading 'man scp' and 'man ssh' on your system so you understand these commands. – jtimberman – 2009-07-29T17:44:21.423

Answers

The second argument is the "destination," which can be a server and a path, or just a path.

scp file user@server:newfile will copy "file" to the server as "newfile"

scp user@server:file newfile will copy "file" from the server as "newfile" <-- This is what you are looking for.

scp user@server1:file user@server2:newfile will copy "file" from server1 to server2 as "newfile"

ACoolie

Posted 2009-07-29T17:37:10.080

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1He doesn't have to specify a name for the file on his local machine. 'scp user@server:file . ' will copy the file to the current working directory. – Richard Hoskins – 2009-07-29T17:53:39.313

You can copy a remote file from the server to your local machine with,

localmachine prompt> scp user@server:/path/to/file /local/path/

This assumes you have a user named login on the server,
It will ask you for password to user on server if you do not have public key authentication setup.
It will copy the remote file to your local disk at /local/path
It will get the file from the absolute path /path/to/ on the server

nik

Posted 2009-07-29T17:37:10.080

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