How to copy files across computers using SSH and MAC OS X Terminal [closed]
You can do this with 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:
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
You may also want to look at rsync if you're doing a lot of files.
If you're going to making a lot of changes and want to keep your directories and files in sync, you may want to use a version control system like Subversion or Git. See http://xoa.petdance.com/How_to:_Keep_your_home_directory_in_Subversion