I have a folder in my Desktop. I want to copy it to my server in Terminal.
I tried this unsuccessfully
[~/bin]# cp -r /Users/Sam/Desktop/tig-0.14.1 ~/bin/
cp: cannot stat `/Users/Sam/Desktop/tig-0.14.1': No such file or directory
[edit]
I run the command in my server. The problem seems to be in the fact that "/Users/Sam/Desktop/tig-0.14.1" is a folder in my Mac, not in my server.
Perhaps, I cannot move the folder so simply to my server because my server do not know where my folder locates.
I have always moved the folder by GUI. Is the same possible also just in terminal?
From the server:
scp -r username#A.B.C.D:~/Desktop/tig-0.14.1/ ~/bin/
username is your shortname on your local mac.
A.B.C.D is the IP address of your local mac as seen by the server.
You will be prompted for your password.
Or if you wanted to push from your local client:
scp -r ~/Desktop/tig-0.14.1/ serveruser#W.X.Y.Z:~/bin/
serveruser is the user on the server whose ~/bin you want to copy into.
W.X.Y.Z is the IP address of the server as seen by your client.
You will be prompted to enter serveruser's password.
scp is part of ssh. See 'man scp' (from the terminal) for more info.
From your Mac (not the server):
# scp -r ~/Desktop/tig-0.14.1 myUsername#myServerName:~/bin
replace myUsername and myServerName appropriately.
cp is not the correct command. Try scp instead; it has similar use and you can use it like this: (see the manual for reference)
from linux client:
scp user1#host1://Users/Sam/Desktop/tig-0.14.1 ~/bin/
if you use a windows client you can use winscp to do this in "drag&drop" style
cp: cannot stat/Users/Sam/Desktop/tig-0.14.1': No such file or directory`
That's the problem, alright: the file you're trying to copy is not where you thought, or not named what you typed. As suggested in comments you can try using tab completion at the prompt to make sure you have everything correct:
# cp /Users/Sam/Desk<TAB>
# cp /Users/Sam/Desktop/tig<TAB>
# cp /Users/Sam/Desktop/tig-0.14.1.tar.gz
Note that tig-0.14.1.tar.gz is probably the actual file name, as found in the wild...
Related
I'm wondering how I would go about creating my own bash script to ssh to a server. I know it's lazy, but I would ideally want not to have to type out:
ssh username#server
And just have my own two letter command instead (i.e. no file extension, and executable from any directory).
Any help would be much appreciated. If it helps with specifying file paths etc, I am using Mac OS X.
You can set configs for ssh in file ~/.ssh/config:
Host dev
HostName mydom.example.com
User myname
Then, just type
$> ssh dev
And you're done. Also, you can add your public key to the file ~/.ssh/authorized_keys so you won't get prompted for your password every time you want to connect via ssh.
Use an alias.
For example: alias sv='ssh user#hostname', then you can simply type sv.
Be sure to put a copy of the aliases in your profile, otherwise they will disappear at the end of your session.
you could create an alias like this:
alias ss="ssh username#server" and write it into your .bash_profile. ".bash_profile" is a hidden file is located in your home directory. If .bash_profile doesn't exist yet (check by typing ls -a in your home directory), you can create it yourself.
The bash_profile file will be read and executed every time you open a new shell.
You can use ssh-argv0 to avoid typing ssh.
To do this, you need to create a link to ssh-argv0 with the name of the host you want to connect, including the user if needed. Then you can execute that link, and ssh will connect you to the host of the link name.
Example
Setup the link:
ln -s /usr/bin/ssh-argv0 ~/bin/my-server
/usr/bin/ssh-argv0 is the path of ssh-argv0 on my system, yours could be different, check with which ssh-argv0
I have put it in ~/bin/ to be able to execute it from any directory (in OS X you may need to add ~/bin/ manually to your path on .bash_profile)
my-server is the name of my server, and if needed to set the user, it would be user#my-server
Execute it:
my-server
Even more
You can also combine this with mogeb answer to configure your server connection, so that you can call it with a shorter name, and avoid to include the user even if it is different than on the local system.
Host serv
HostName my-server
User my-user
Port 22
then set a link to ssh-argv0 with the name serv, and connect to it with
serv
I'm trying to copy a local directory to the root directory of my 1and1 server. I'm on a mac and I've ssh'ed into the server just fine. I looked online and saw numerous examples all along the same lines. I tried:
scp -r ~/Desktop/Projects/resume u67673257#aimhighprogram.com:/
The result in my terminal was:
I'm not sure where Kuden/homepages/29/d401405832/htdocs came from, I thought the ~ would take me to the macbook user directory
Any help would be appreciated, I'm not sure if I'm just missing something simple.
Thanks in advance
To scp, issue the command on your Mac, don't SSH into 1and1.
The error message is telling you that ~/Desktop/Projects/resume is not on the 1and1 server, which you know - because you're working to put it there.
More ...
scp myfile myuser#myserver:~/mypath/myuploadedfile
You would read this as:
scp myfile to myserver, logging in as myuser and place it under the mypath directory of the myuser account, with the name myuploadedfile
I am trying to use my Mac Terminal to scp a file from Downloads (phpMyAdmin I downloaded online) to my Amazon EC2 instance.
The command I used was:
scp -i myAmazonKey.pem phpMyAdmin-3.4.5-all-languages.tar.gz hk22#mec2-50-17-16-67.compute-1.amazonaws.com:~/.
The error I got:
Warning: Identity file myAmazonKey.pem not accessible: No such file or directory.
Permission denied (publickey).
lost connection
Both my myAmazonkey.pem and phpMyAdmin-3.4.5-all-languages.tar.gz are in Downloads, so then I tried
scp -i /Users/Hello_Kitty22/Downloads/myAmazonKey.pem /Users/Hello_Kitty22/Downloads/phpMyAdmin-3.4.5-all-languages.tar.gz hk22#mec2-50-17-16-67.compute-1.amazonaws.com:~/.
and the error I got:
Warning: Identity file /User/Hello_Kitty22/Downloads/myAmazonkey.pem not accessible: No such file or directory.
Permission denied (publickey).
lost connection
Can anyone please tell me how to fix my problem?
p.s. there is a similar post: scp (secure copy) to ec2 instance without password
but it doesn't answer my question.
Try specifying the user to be ec2-user, e.g.
scp -i myAmazonKey.pem phpMyAdmin-3.4.5-all-languages.tar.gz ec2-user#mec2-50-17-16-67.compute-1.amazonaws.com:~/.
See Connecting to Linux/UNIX Instances Using SSH.
second directory is your target destination, don't use server name there. In other words, you don't need to mention machine name for the machine you're currently in.
scp -i /path/to/your/.pemkey -r /copy/from/path user#server:/copy/to/path
-r if it's a directory.
Your key must not be publicly viewable for SSH to work. Use this command if needed:
chmod 400 yourPublicKeyFile.pem
You should be on you local machine to try the above scp command.
On your local machine try:
scp -i ~/Downloads/myAmazonKey.pem ~/Downloads/phpMyAdmin-3.4.5-all-languages.tar.gz hk22#mec2-50-17-16-67.compute-1.amazonaws.com:~/.
Here are the details of what works for an EC2 instance:
scp -i /path/to/whatever.pem /users/me/path-to-file ec2-user#ec2-55-55-555-555.compute-1.amazonaws.com:~
Few notes for beginning:
Note the spaces between the three parameters given after the -i
scp stands for secure copy protocol. Knowing the words makes it easier to remember the command.
-i dictates that you need to give the .pem file as the next param. If there is no -i, than you do not need a .pem.
Note the :~ at the end of the destination for the EC2 instance.
I had exactly same problem, my solution was to
scp -i /path/pem -r /path/file/ ec2-user#public aws dns name: (leave it blank here)
once you done this part, get into ssh server and mv file to desired location
This just worked for me. I used a combination of two other answers to this question.
scp -i /Users/me/documents/myKP.pem -r /Users/me/desktop/testDir \
ec2-user#ec2-11-111-11-11.compute-1.amazonaws.com:/home/ec2-user/remoteDir
The "ec2-user#ec2-11-111-11-11.compute-1.amazonaws.com" is copy-and-pasted from your ec2 instance's public DNS.
Send file from Local to Server:
scp -i .ssh/awsinstance.pem my_local_file
ubuntu#XX.XXX.XXX.XXX:/home/ubuntu
Download file from Server to Local:
scp -i .ssh/awsinstance.pem
ubuntu#XX.XXX.XXX.XXX:/home/ubuntu/server_file .
scp -i ~/path to pem file/file.pem -r(for directory) /PATH OF LOCAL/localfile user#hostname:PATH OF SERVER/serverdirectory
Below SCP format works for me
scp -i /path/my-key-pair.pem ec2-user#ec2-198-51-100-1.compute-1.amazonaws.com:~/SampleFile.txt ~/SampleFile2.txt
SampleFile.txt: It will be the path from your root directory(In my case, /home/ubuntu). in my case the file which I wanted to download was at /var/www
SampleFile2.txt: It will be path of your machine's root path(In my case, /home/MyPCUserName)
So, I have to write below command
scp -i /path/my-key-pair.pem ec2-user#ec2-198-51-100-1.compute-1.amazonaws.com:~/../../var/www/Filename.zip ~/Downloads
Public DNS
scp -i /path/my-key-pair.pem /path/my-file.txt ec2-user#my-instance-public-dns-name:path/
(IPv6)
scp -i /path/my-key-pair.pem /path/my-file.txt ec2-user#\[my-instance-IPv6-address\]:path/
SCP Commend
Send File from Local To Remote Server
sudo scp -i ../Downloads/new_bb_key.pem ./dump.zip ubuntu#13.127.124.129:~/.
Send File from Remote Server To Local
sudo scp -i ~/Downloads/new_bb_key.pem ubuntu#13.127.124.129:/home/ubuntu/LatestDBdump.zip Downloads/
try to use this command
if your instance is using ubuntu
scp -i myAmazonKey.pem phpMyAdmin-3.4.5-all-languages.tar.gz ec2-user#mec2-50-17-16-67.compute-1.amazonaws.com:~/.
you can get more info about your instance from here
https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSEC2/latest/UserGuide/connection-prereqs.html
The process of using SCP to copy files from a local machine to an AWS EC2 Linux instance is covered step-by-step (including the points mentioned below) in this video.
To correct this particular issue with using SCP:
You need to specify the correct Linux user. From Amazon:
For Amazon Linux, the user name is ec2-user.
For RHEL, the user name is ec2-user or root.
For Ubuntu, the user name is ubuntu or root.
For Centos, the user name is centos.
For Fedora, the user name is ec2-user.
For SUSE, the user name is ec2-user or root.
Otherwise, if ec2-user and root don't work, check with your AMI provider.
Your private key must not be publicly visible. Run the following command so that only the root user can read the file.
chmod 400 /path/to/yourKeyFile.pem
Check the permissions on the .pem file...openssh usually doesn't like world-readable private keys, and will fail (iir, scp doesn't do a great job of providing this feedback to the user).
Can you simply ssh with that key to your AWS host?
First you should change the mode of .pem file from read and write mode to read only mode. This can be done just by a single command in terminal sudo chmod 400 your_public_key.pem
I tried all the suggestions mentioned above and nothing worked. I terminated the current instance, launched another one and repeated the same exact process. This time no problems. Sometimes it might be the remote ami's fault.
I would use:
scp -i "path to .pem file" "file to be copeide from local machine" username#amazoninstance: 'destination folder to copy file on remote machine'
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?
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
To use full power of scp you need to go through next steps:
Public key authorisation
Create SSH aliases
Then, for example if you have this ~/.ssh/config:
Host test
User testuser
HostName test-site.example
Port 22022
Host prod
User produser
HostName production-site.example
Port 22022
you'll save yourself from password entry and simplify scp syntax like this:
scp -r prod:/path/foo /home/user/Desktop # copy to local
scp -r prod:/path/foo test:/tmp # copy from remote prod to remote test
More over, you will be able to use remote path-completion:
scp test:/var/log/ # press tab twice
Display all 151 possibilities? (y or n)
For enabling remote bash-completion you need to have bash-shell on both <source> and <target> hosts, and properly working bash-completion. For more information see related questions:
How to enable autocompletion for remote paths when using scp?
SCP filename tab completion
To copy all from Local Location to Remote Location (Upload)
scp -r /path/from/local username#hostname:/path/to/remote
To copy all from Remote Location to Local Location (Download)
scp -r username#hostname:/path/from/remote /path/to/local
Custom Port where xxxx is custom port number
scp -r -P xxxx username#hostname:/path/from/remote /path/to/local
Copy on current directory from Remote to Local
scp -r username#hostname:/path/from/remote .
Help:
-r Recursively copy all directories and files
Always use full location from /, Get full location/path by pwd
scp will replace all existing files
hostname will be hostname or IP address
if custom port is needed (besides port 22) use -P PortNumber
. (dot) - it means current working directory, So download/copy from server and paste here only.
Note: Sometimes the custom port will not work due to the port not being allowed in the firewall, so make sure that custom port is allowed in the firewall for incoming and outgoing connection
What I always use is:
scp -r username#IP:/path/to/server/source/folder/ .
. (dot): it means current folder. so copy from server and paste here only.
IP: can be an IP address like 125.55.41.311 or it can be host like ns1.mysite.example.
Better to first compress catalog on remote server:
tar czfP backup.tar.gz /path/to/catalog
Secondly, download from remote:
scp user#your.server.example.com:/path/to/backup.tar.gz .
At the end, extract the files:
tar -xzvf backup.tar.gz
Typical scenario,
scp -r -P port username#ip:/path-to-folder .
explained with an sample,
scp -r -P 27000 abc#10.70.12.12:/tmp/hotel_dump .
where,
port = 27000
username = "abc" , remote server username
path-to-folder = tmp/hotel_dump
. = current local directory
And if you have one hell of a files to download from the remote location and if you don't much care about security, try changing the scp default encryption (Triple-DES) to something like 'blowfish'.
This will reduce file copying time drastically.
scp -c blowfish -r user#your.server.example.com:/path/to/foo /home/user/Desktop/
Go to Files on your unity toolbar
Press Ctrl + l and write here_goes_your_user_name#192.168.10.123
The 192.168.1.103 is the host that you want to connect.
The here one example
In case you run into "Too many authentication failures", specify the exact SSH key you have added to your severs ssh server:
scp -r -i /path/to/local/key user#remote.tld:/path/to/folder /your/local/target/dir
The question was how to copy a folder from remote to local with scp command.
$ scp -r userRemote#remoteIp:/path/remoteDir /path/localDir
But here is the better way for do it with sftp - SSH File Transfer Protocol (also Secure File Transfer Protocol, or SFTP) is a network protocol that provides file access, file transfer, and file management over any reliable data stream.(wikipedia).
$ sftp user_remote#remote_ip
sftp> cd /path/to/remoteDir
sftp> get -r remoteDir
Fetching /path/to/remoteDir to localDir 100% 398 0.4KB/s 00:00
For help about sftp command just type help or ?.
I don't know why but I was had to use local folder before source server directive . to make it work
scp -r . root#888.888.888.888:/usr/share/nginx/www/example.org/
For Windows OS, we used this command.
pscp -r -P 22 hostname#IP:/path/to/Downloads ./
The premise of the question is incorrect. The idea is, once logged into ssh, how to move files from the logged-in machine back to the client that is logged in. However, scp is not aware of nor can it use the ssh connection. It is making its own connections. So the simple solution is create a new terminal window on the local workstation, and run scp that transfers files from the remote server to local machine. E.g., scp -i key user#remote:/remote-dir/remote-file /local-dir/local-file
I use SSH to connect to my Ubuntu instance. With SSH I can administer files and folders on the instance, but how do I upload files and folders from my local machine to the instance?
Is it possible to do right from SSH session, without using SFTP clients?
Just to add a bit more detail to the scp command (included in OSx and most linux/unix):
scp -i myssh.pem local_file username#200.200.200.200:/home/username
Obviously - replace the pem file with the one used for ssh access. Obviously replace "username" and "200.200.200.." with valid values for your setup.
You can try kitten utility which is a wrapper around boto3. You can easily upload/download files and run commands on EC2 server or on multiple servers at once for that matter.
kitten put -i ~/.ssh/key.pem cat.jpg /tmp [SERVER NAME][SERVER IP]
Where server name is e.g ubuntu or ec2-user etc.
This will upload cat.jpg file to /tmp directory of server
As mentioned already, I've used WinSCP, which logs me in as "ec2-user" - then make sure to adjust that user's permissions via SSH. Example:
chown -R ec2-user /path/to/files
(Authenticate as the root user first.)
Whatever folder or files you need to edit via WinSCP, allow permissions on them (otherwise you will get a permission denied error when trying to upload/edit files in WinSCP).
you cannot copy files using ssh. you can use scp/sftp.
scp if you are on linux or winscp if you are on windows
You can use this:
scp -i yourkeypair.pem source destination
This Works Fine
scp -r -i myssh.pem /local/directory remote_username#10.10.0.2:/remote/directory
-r for recursive
You could also install and set up an FTP Server, which will allow you to set up users, and directories for them to upload to. That being said, I've upvoted the above because scp/sftp is the ideal method.
The easiest way is to install webmin and user the file manager (java plugin) from your browser.
//Go to home folder
cd ~
//Download the latest version
wget http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/webadmin/webmin-1.660-1.noarch.rpm
//install
sudo rpm -U webmin-1.660-1.noarch.rpm
//Change default password of root user
passwd
Finally, open port 10000 in the security groups
Then, log into
https://server_name:10000
with user:root password:what_you_set_before