Copy files with SCP

This pattern is useful when the target system exposes SCP and you want a straightforward Linux-style copy workflow without the richer SFTP filesystem surface.

It is adapted from the source example at Examples/Example02-BasicExampleSCP.ps1.

When to use this pattern

• The server exposes SCP.
• The job is mostly file or directory copy.
• You want the same SSH trust model used by the SSH management lane.

Example

Import-Module Transferetto

$scpClient = Connect-SCP -Server 'server.example.com' -Credential (Get-Credential)

Receive-SCPFile -ScpClient $scpClient `
    -RemotePath '/var/www/releases/current.zip' `
    -LocalPath "$PSScriptRoot\Downloads\current.zip"

Send-SCPDirectory -ScpClient $scpClient `
    -LocalPath "$PSScriptRoot\BuildOutput" `
    -RemotePath '/var/www/releases/build-output'

Disconnect-SCP -ScpClient $scpClient

What this demonstrates

• opening an SCP session with the same SSH credential flow as other secure lanes
• downloading a single remote file
• uploading a full local directory tree

Source

• Example02-BasicExampleSCP.ps1