scp with port number specified

Question

I\'m trying to scp a file from a remote server to my local machine. Only port 80 is accessible.

I tried:

scp -p 80 username@www.myserver.com:/root/file.t         


        

Answer 1

Hope this will help someone looking for a perfect answer

Copying a folder or file from a server with a port defined to another server or local machine

1. Go to a directory where you have admin rights preferably your home directory on the machine where you want to copy files to
2. Write the command below

scp -r -P port user@IP_address:/home/file/pathDirectory .

**Note:** The last . on the command directs it to copy everything in that folder to your directory of preference