1pscp(1) PuTTY tool suite pscp(1)
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6 pscp - command-line SCP (secure copy) / SFTP client
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9 pscp [options] [user@]host:source target
10 pscp [options] source [source...] [user@]host:target
11 pscp [options] -ls [user@]host:filespec
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14 pscp is a command-line client for the SSH-based SCP (secure copy) and
15 SFTP (secure file transfer protocol) protocols.
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18 The command-line options supported by pscp are:
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20 -V Show version information and exit.
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22 -pgpfp Display the fingerprints of the PuTTY PGP Master Keys and exit,
23 to aid in verifying new files released by the PuTTY team.
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25 -ls Remote directory listing.
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27 -p Preserve file attributes.
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29 -q Quiet, don't show statistics.
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39 Load settings from saved session.
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42 Connect to port port.
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45 Instead of making a TCP connection, use command as a proxy; net‐
46 work traffic will be redirected to the standard input and output
47 of command. command must be a single word, so is likely to need
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50 The special strings %host and %port in command will be replaced
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54 Backslash escapes are also supported, such as sequences like \n
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63 Set remote username to user.
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74 Set remote password to password. CAUTION: this will likely make
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78 -1 Force use of SSH protocol version 1.
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87 Private key file for user authentication. For SSH-2 keys, this
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102 Specify an acceptable host public key. This option may be speci‐
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113 -scp Force use of SCP protocol.
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121 These options make pscp log protocol details to a file. (Some of
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125 -sshlog logs decoded SSH packets and other events (those that -v
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136 This man page isn't terribly complete. See the above web link for bet‐
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