Copying and moving files between computers/servers/VMs

file on mac -> server

• in mac terminal:
• scp [filename] [server info : destination]
• scp file.txt aperson@22.22.22.222:/mystuff
• don’t forget the colon: in the middle

file on server -> mac

• in mac terminal:
• scp [server info : file location] .
• scp aperson@22.22.22.222:/mystuff/file.txt .
• don’t forget the colon: in the middle
• don’t forget the dot at the end: this means “to here” (so whatever directory you are in).

file on mac -> vm

• in mac terminal:
• scp [where is private key][filename][server info + destination]
• scp -i ~/.ssh/mykey.pem file.txt aperson@33.33.33.333:/home

file on vm -> mac

• in mac terminal:
• scp [where is private key][server info : file location] .
• scp -i ~/.ssh/mkey.pem aperson@33.33.33.333:/home/file.txt .
• don’t forget the colon: in the middle
• don’t forget the dot at the end: this means “to here” (so whatever directory you are in).

folder on mac -> vm

• add -r to copy all files within the folder
• in mac terminal:
• scp [-r][where is private key][folder][server info + destination]
• scp -r -i ~/.ssh/mykey.pem myfolder aperson@33.33.33.333:/home