Posted: May 14th, 2016
How to copy a file to from one server to another, using the following procedure:
1) Log in to your server with SSH as root.
2) Navigate to the directory where there are the files to be transferred, using cd command:
cd /path/to/the/directory/
3) Type the following command (make sure you replace the IP address and the file name):
scp file.txt 12.112.12.11:/root/
In the example above, 12.112.12.11 is the IP address of the destination server, and /root/ is the destination folder of file.txt.
4) You will be prompted to enter the root password of the remote server.
To copy a folder and its contents to another server, please use the following procedure:
If you need to copy a folder and its contents, you should use the -r (recursive) option with the command like this:
scp -r foldername 12.112.12.11:/root/
For more information on how to use the scp command, please consult this link:
http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/transfer-files-from-unix-server/