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How do I copy a folder from remote to local using scp?


How do I copy a folder from remote to local host using scp?

I use ssh to log in to my server.
Then, I would like to copy the remote folder foo to local /home/user/Desktop.

How do I achieve this?


Solution

  • scp -r user@your.server.example.com:/path/to/foo /home/user/Desktop/
    

    By not including the trailing '/' at the end of foo, you will copy the directory itself (including contents), rather than only the contents of the directory.

    From man scp (See online manual)

    -r Recursively copy entire directories