Download a file from remote server in UNIX Download a file from remote server in UNIX unix unix

Download a file from remote server in UNIX


unix ftp command-line-interface wget sftp

Use scp(1):

~$ scp user@host:/home/example.txt .

unix ftp command-line-interface wget sftp

None of them, you should use scp

unix ftp command-line-interface wget sftp

scp or rcp if you don't want/need to be secured. Or alternatively rsync will be nicer for anything more complicated with remote file transferring on a regular basis.

For the documentation, look at the man pages, ex: man scp. Or online at

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