How to copy files across computers using SSH and MAC OS X Terminal
copying, file, macos, terminal, unix
Solution
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
Problem
I'm trying to copy my .profile, .rvm and .ssh folders/files to a new computer and keep getting a "not a regular file" response. I know how to use the `cp` and `ssh` commands but I'm not sure how to use them in order to transfer files from one computer to another. Any help would be great, thanks!