Scp or sftp copy multiple files with single command

scpsftp

I'd like to copy files from/to remote server in different directories.
For example, I want to run these 4 commands at once.

scp remote:A/1.txt local:A/1.txt
scp remote:A/2.txt local:A/2.txt
scp remote:B/1.txt local:B/1.txt
scp remote:C/1.txt local:C/1.txt

What is the easiest way to do that?

Best Answer

Copy multiple files from remote to local:

$ scp your_username@remote.edu:/some/remote/directory/\{a,b,c\} ./

Copy multiple files from local to remote:

$ scp foo.txt bar.txt your_username@remotehost.edu:~
$ scp {foo,bar}.txt your_username@remotehost.edu:~
$ scp *.txt your_username@remotehost.edu:~

Copy multiple files from remote to remote:

$ scp your_username@remote1.edu:/some/remote/directory/foobar.txt \
your_username@remote2.edu:/some/remote/directory/

Source: http://www.hypexr.org/linux_scp_help.php

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Linux – How to pass password to scp

Use sshpass:

sshpass -p "password" scp -r user@example.com:/some/remote/path /some/local/path

or so the password does not show in the bash history

sshpass -f "/path/to/passwordfile" scp -r user@example.com:/some/remote/path /some/local/path

The above copies contents of path from the remote host to your local.

Install :

ubuntu/debian
- apt install sshpass
centos/fedora
- yum install sshpass
mac w/ macports
- port install sshpass
mac w/ brew
- brew install https://raw.githubusercontent.com/kadwanev/bigboybrew/master/Library/Formula/sshpass.rb

Python – How to scp in Python

Try the Python scp module for Paramiko. It's very easy to use. See the following example:

import paramiko
from scp import SCPClient

def createSSHClient(server, port, user, password):
    client = paramiko.SSHClient()
    client.load_system_host_keys()
    client.set_missing_host_key_policy(paramiko.AutoAddPolicy())
    client.connect(server, port, user, password)
    return client

ssh = createSSHClient(server, port, user, password)
scp = SCPClient(ssh.get_transport())

Then call scp.get() or scp.put() to do SCP operations.

(SCPClient code)

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