scp command problem.

[mypass604]

I have two computers in my home running ferora . I want to copy a file from my 2nd computer to my local computer.

Local PC:- 192.168.1.10

Remote PC:- 192.168.1.20

[root@localhost root]#scp 192.168.1.20:/home file1.txt
root@192.168.1.20s password:
scp: /home not a regular file
[root@localhost root]

Kindly help me.
Thanks,
mypass

[stevea]

On the remote machine /home is a directory, not a regular file, and likely a rather large one.

You probably just want to copy he single file:
scp 192.168.1.20:/home/file1.txt .

If you really want to copy the entire directory use the -r option
scp -r 192.168.1.20:/home copy_of_home

[mypass604]

thanks "stevea " for the reply. Well on the remote computer "/home" is a directory and "file1.txt " is a file inside the "/home" directory.

when I issue the command

scp 192.168.1.20:/home/file1.txt

usage: scp [-pqrvBC46] [-F config] [-S program] [-P port]
[-c cipher] [-i indentity] [-o option]


it show me shuc h like thing and then the prompt appear.
How can i copy a single file ?

thanks
mypass

[smr54]

When that happens, it means there's an error in syntax, as you've probably guessed.
You need to specify the destination as well. If you want to copy it to the directory that you are in, you can just use a period, as it means current directory.

So,

scp 192.168.1.20:/home/file1.txt .

Note the space and period after "file1.txt"

[lalit375]

Sir,
i am very new to fedora14 . i am trying the same to copy one file to another pc
but getting some error
[root@sohan lalit]# scp setup-simpleca 172.16.1.48:/home/
ssh: connect to host 172.16.1.48 port 22: Connection refused
lost connection
I dont know how to do that
please help me sir..

[Adunaic]

Please do not open old threads. Start a new one. Your problem is that the machine you are trying to copy to does not allowing incoming connections on port 22. The firewall is blocking the copy.

[george_toolan]

Either a firewall is blocking the connection or there is no sshd running

Furthermore "root" might not be able to connect. Please use a different username and /home is usually a directory. Make sure user "username" has write permission in that directory.

Try something like

scp filename username@172.16.1.48:/home/username