scp Options

OpenSSH

Tectia

Option

Meaning

-1

Use SSH-1 protocol

 

-2

Use SSH-2 protocol

 

-4

Use IPv4 addresses only

 

-6

Use IPv6 addresses only

 

-a [src: |dest:[unix |mac |dos]]

Transfer files in ASCII mode

 

-a

No file-by-file statistics

 

-A

Print file-by-file statistics

-B

Batch mode: disable prompting

-c cipher

Select encryption cipher

 

-C

Enable compression

 

--checksum (yes |no)

Compare files by checksum (optimization)

-d

Require target to be a directory when copying a single file

 

-D debug_spec

Enable debug messages

-f

Specify copy FROM (internal use)

 

-F filename

Specify alternative configuration file

 

--force-lower-case

Rename destination files in all lowercase

 

-h

Print help message

-i filename

Select identity file

 

-I

Interactive mode: prompt before overwriting

 

-l kilobits_per_second

Limit bandwidth

 

-M num

Set maximum number of requests to num

 

-n

Print actions, but don't copy

-o "keyword value"

Set configuration keyword

 

--overwrite (yes |no)

Do/don't overwrite existing files

-p

Preserve file attributes

-P port

Select TCP port number

-q

Quiet mode

 

-Q

Don't print statistics

-r

Recursive copy

-S filename

Path to ssh executable

 

--statistics (yes |no |simple)

Verbosity level for statistics

-t

Specify copy TO (internal use)

 

-u

Remove original file after copying

-v

Verbose mode

 

-V

Print version number

 

-W

Always transfer whole files; don't optimize