The '''scp''' command is used to <u>securely</u> copy files between a '''local''' and '''remote''' computer. The usage for the ''scp'' command is similar to the '''cp''' command with the addition of user and host names.

<span style="font-family:courier">'''scp local.file username@host:destination-pathname'''<br>'''scp local.file username@host:'''<br>'''scp user@host:file-pathname local-pathname'''<br><br></span>