Which of the following is the correct syntax to copy a local file data.txt to a remote server server.com under user bob in the home directory?

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Linux CLI - SSH and Remote Access

Which of the following is the correct syntax to copy a local file data.txt to a remote server server.com under user bob in the home directory?

Ascp bob@server.com:~/ data.txt

Bscp data.txt bob@server.com:~/

Cscp data.txt server.com@bob:~/

Dscp -r data.txt bob@server.com

Step-by-Step Solution

Solution:

Step 1: Understand scp syntax
The syntax is scp source destination. To copy local to remote, source is local file, destination is user@host:path.
Step 2: Check options
scp data.txt bob@server.com:~/ correctly uses scp data.txt bob@server.com:~/. scp bob@server.com:~/ data.txt reverses source and destination. scp data.txt server.com@bob:~/ swaps user and host. scp -r data.txt bob@server.com uses -r unnecessarily for a file.
Final Answer:
scp data.txt bob@server.com:~/ -> Option B
Quick Check:
Local to remote copy syntax = scp file user@host:path [OK]

Quick Trick: Source first, then user@host:path for destination [OK]

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