To copy a file called rebels.txt from your home directory on to a directory called revenge in your account on the computer, enter:.Examplesįor the following examples, assume your username is dvader, and you are logged into your account on the computer : Name of the directory to which the source file will be copied ( directory2)Īt Indiana University, for personal or departmental Linux or Unix systems support, see Get help for Linux or Unix at IU.Hostname of the computer to which the source file will be copied ( destination_host).

Name of the account on the destination computer ( username2).

The location to which the source file will be copied is specified by which includes the: Filename of the source file ( filename1).Name of the directory containing the source file ( directory1).Hostname of the computer on which the source file resides ( source_host).Name of the account on the host computer ( username1).Scp location of the source file is specified by which includes the: For help, see Get started with Two-Step Login (Duo) at IU and Help for Two-Step Login (Duo). If you have questions about how two-factor authentication may impact your workflows, contact the UITS Research Applications and Deep Learning team. SSH public key authentication remains an option for researchers who submit the 'SSH public key authentication to HPS systems' agreement (log into HPC everywhere using your IU username and passphrase), in which you agree to set a passphrase on your private key when you generate your key pair. Two-factor authentication using Two-Step Login (Duo) is required for access to the login nodes on IU research supercomputers, and for SCP and SFTP file transfers to those systems.

Linux scp from one server to another