To copy files across computers using SSH from a terminal you can use the scp command, which uses the ssh protocol to copy files across machines. It extends the syntax of cp to allow references to other systems:

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scp username1@hostname1:/path/to/file username2@hostname2:/path/to/other/file

Copy something from this machine to some other machine:

scp /path/to/local/file username@hostname:/path/to/remote/file

Copy something from another machine to this machine:

scp username@hostname:/path/to/remote/file /path/to/local/file Copy with a port number specified:

scp -P 1234 username@hostname:/path/to/remote/file /path/to/local/file =====REDO