scp is not a “move” funciton its a copy function so if you copy a file it needs to get copied to a file not a directory.
ensure port number is first when coping files
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| scp -P 48827 wp-content.zip user@ip:public/wp-content/
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COPY FILE
Copy a local file to your remote server.
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| scp examplefile yourusername@yourserver:/home/yourusername/
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COPY DIRECTORY
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| scp -r /local/directory/ username@to_host:/remote/directory/
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OTHER EXAMPLES
Copy file from a remote host to local host scp example:
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| scp username@from_host:file.txt /local/directory/
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COPY FILE LOCAL - HOST TO A REMOTE HOST SCP EXAMPLE:
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| scp file.txt username@to_host:/remote/directory/
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COPY DIRECTORY - REMOTE HOST TO LOCAL HOST SCP EXAMPLE:
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| scp -r username@from_host:/remote/directory/ /local/directory/
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COPY DIRECTORY - LOCAL HOST TO A REMOTE HOST SCP EXAMPLE:
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| scp -r /local/directory/ username@to_host:/remote/directory/
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COPY FILE - REMOTE HOST TO REMOTE HOST SCP EXAMPLE:
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| scp username@from_host:/remote/directory/file.txt username@to_host:/remote/directory/
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Copy just the file type
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| scp -r user@yourserver:/var/www/your.site/public_html/\*.php .
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Copy multiple file types
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| scp 192.168.1.2:/srv/myfiles/\{_.tar.gz,_.war\} .
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