SCP cheatsheet (Uploading/Downloading files)

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**Upload a file to a remote server:**

```sh

scp /path/to/local/file username@remotehost:/path/to/remote/directory

```

**Download a file from a remote server:**

```sh

scp username@remotehost:/path/to/remote/file /path/to/local/directory

```

**Copy a directory to a remote server:**

```sh

scp -r /path/to/local/folder username@remotehost:/path/to/remote/directory

```

**Download a directory from a remote server:**

```sh

scp -r username@remotehost:/path/to/remote/folder /path/to/local/directory

```

**Use a non-standard SSH port (e.g., 2222):**

```sh

scp -P 2222 /path/to/local/file username@remotehost:/path/to/remote/directory

```

**Preserve file timestamps and permissions:**

```sh

scp -p /path/to/local/file username@remotehost:/path/to/remote/directory

```

**Quiet mode (suppress progress meter and non-error messages):**

```sh

scp -q /path/to/local/file username@remotehost:/path/to/remote/directory

```

**Enable compression:**

```sh

scp -C /path/to/local/file username@remotehost:/path/to/remote/directory

```

Remember to replace `/path/to/local/file` and `/path/to/local/folder` with the path to your local file or folder, `username` with your username on the remote server, `remotehost` with the IP address or domain name of the remote server, and `/path/to/remote/directory` or `/path/to/remote/folder` with the target path on the remote server.