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scp2(1)
NAME
  scp2, scp - Secure Shell client remote copy application

SYNOPSIS
  scp2 [-D debug_level_spec] [-d] [-p] [-n] [-u] [-v] [-h] [-c cipher] [-S
  ssh2-path] [-P ssh2 port#] [-t] [-f] [-r] [-B] [-o ssh-option] [-i
  filename] [[user@]host[port #]:] file ... [[user@]host[port #]:]
  filename_or_directoryname

OPTIONS
  -D debug_level_spec
      Prints debug information to stderr. The debug_level_spec argument is a
      number between 0 and 99, where 99 specifies that all debug information
      should be displayed.

  -d  Makes sure that the destination file is a directory. If not, the scp2
      command will exit with an error message.

  -p  Preserves file attributes and timestamps.

  -n  Displays operations that would have been done, without actually copying
      any files.

  -u  Removes source files after copying. Similar to moving a file with the
      mv command.

  -v  Displays information in verbose mode. This is equal to specifying the
      -D 2 option.

  -h  Displays help.

  -c cipher
      Specifies the encryption algorithm to use. See the Ciphers keyword in
      the ssh2_config(4) for more information.	Multiple -c options are
      allowed; a single -c option can specify only one cipher.

  -S ssh2-path
      Specifies the path used in connecting.

  -o ssh-option
      Specifies to use an ssh2 command option. See ssh2(1)

  -i file
      Specifies the identity file to use.

  -p ssh2-port
      Specifies the remote port. Ports can also be defined on a file-to-file
      basis.

  -t or -f
      These options are reserved for scp1 compatibility mode.  If they are
      used with the scp2 command, it gives them as arguments to scp1 to
      handle the connection.

  -r  Copies directories recursively.  Does not follow symbolic links.

  -B  Invokes batch mode.

OPERANDS
  filename, directoryname
      Specifies a system, user, and port to indicate that the file or
      directory is to be copied to or from that system. The filename and
      directoryname can contain	 globbing patterns (wildcards).	 See
      sshregex(5) for more information about globbing patterns.

DESCRIPTION
  The scp2 command securely copies files between a Secure Shell client and
  server.  The scp2 command is intended as a secure replacement for the rcp
  command.

  When the user enters the scp2 command, the client establishes a session
  with the server and must prove the user's identity to the server by using
  an authentication method, which can be password authentication, public key
  authentication, or host based authentication. (See the
  AllowedAuthentications keyword in ssh2_config(4) for more information.)
  When the user's identity has been accepted by the server, the server
  executes the command.	 All communication will be automatically encrypted.
  The session terminates when the command completes.

NOTES
  The scp2 command uses ssh2 in network connections. Therefore it is not
  installed as suid-root.  The scp2 command requires that the sftp-server
  subsystem  be defined in the sshd2_config file on the server, which it is
  by default. See the Subsystem keyword in sshd2_config(4) for more
  information.

EXAMPLES
  The following example shows how to copy files from a local system to a
  remote system:

       prompt>scp localfile user@remotehost:/dest/dir/for/file/

  The following example shows how to copy files from a remote system to a
  local system:

       prompt>scp user@remotehost:/dir/for/file/remotefile /dest/dir/for/file

LEGAL NOTICES
  SSH is a registered trademark of SSH Communication Security Ltd.

SEE ALSO
  Commands: rcp(1), ssh2(1)

  Files: ssh2_config(4), sshd2_config(4)

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