How to copy a file without using scp inside an ssh session?

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I have logged on to a system with ssh and there is no scp present on both the systems. How to copy a file without using the scp program.

Is netcat (nc) present on both systems? If it is, use your ssh session to tunnel a TCP port and use nc on that port.
you can also do this: ssh user@remotehost cat /path/to/remote/file > /path/to/local/file

awoodland · Answer 1 · 2011-06-01 09:11:02Z

To send a file:

cat file | ssh ajw@dogmatix "cat > remote"

Or:

ssh ajw@dogmatix "cat > remote" < file

To receive a file:

ssh ajw@dogmatix "cat remote" > copy

Keith · Answer 2 · 2011-06-01 09:12:35Z

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Try this:

cat myfile.txt | ssh me@otherhost 'cat - > myfile.txt'

answered Jun 1 '11 at 9:12

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no need for that many cat calls at all – awoodland Jun 1 '11 at 9:13

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salva · Answer 3 · 2011-06-02 09:42:37Z

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Besides piping the file to a remote cat, you may also be able to use some SFTP client to transfer the files.

answered Jun 2 '11 at 9:42

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