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quick `scp` cheatsheet
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scp <source> <destination>

example

copy file/directory from local machine to remote server

scp /path/to/file user@host:/path/to/destination

scp -r ~/project/src joe@example.com:~/project

scp ~/project/src/app.js joe@example.com:~/project

scp app.js joe@example.com:~/project

copy file/directory from remote server to locale machine

scp user@host:/path/to/file /path/to/destination

scp -r joe@example.com:~/project/src ~/project

scp joe@example.com:~/project/src/index.js .

scp joe@example.com:~/project/src/index.js ~/foo

scp joe@example.com:~/project/src/index.js /home/jane/foo

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