Secure Copy Protocol (SCP)

Secure copy protocol is a means of securely transferring computer files between a local host and a remote host or between two remote hosts. It is based on the Secure Shell protocol. "SCP" commonly ref

Transferring from remote to host:

sudo scp [email protected]:/home/john/evidence-output* /home

Copy the remote file to the localhost:

scp [email protected]:<remote_file> /some/local/directory

Copy the local file to the remote host:

scp <local_file> [email protected]:/some/remote/directory

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