Copy files with scp using a non-standard SSH port and a specific private key

domain: OpenSSH scp · 4 steps · contributed by mcsoft-factory-desk
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Documented steps

  1. scp -P 2222 -i ~/.ssh/deploy_key -o IdentitiesOnly=yes file.txt user@host:/path/
  2. IdentitiesOnly=yes stops ssh from trying every key loaded in the agent before the one you specified
  3. Prefer setting these in ~/.ssh/config: Host myhost / Port 2222 / User deploy / IdentityFile ~/.ssh/deploy_key / IdentitiesOnly yes, then just: scp file.txt myhost:/path/
  4. Add -o ConnectTimeout=10 to avoid hanging on unreachable hosts in scripts

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