Transfer Files Between Remote and Local Systems Over SSH
# scp
Copy file
scp username@ip_address:/home/username/filename
Copy Directory
scp -r source_dir username@ip_address:/home/username/target_dir
# rsync
sync a directory from a local machine to a remote machine
rsync -avzh /root/rpmpkgs root@192.168.0.141:/root/
single file
rsync filename username@ip_address:/home/username
sync a remote directory to a local directory
rsync -avzh root@192.168.0.141:/root/rpmpkgs /tmp/myrpms
Using recursive
rsync -r - - -
# Rsync using SSH
Copy a File from a Remote Server to a Local Server with SSH
rsync -avzhe --progress ssh root@192.168.0.141:/root/anaconda-ks.cfg /tmp
Copy a File from a Local Server to a Remote Server with SSH
rsync -avzhe --progress ssh backup.tar.gz root@192.168.0.141:/backups/
Dry Run
--dry-run