scp [-12346BCpqrv] [-c cipher] [-F ssh_config] [-i identity_file] [-l limit] [-o ssh_option] [-P port]
    [-S program] [[user@]host1:]file1 ... [[user@]host2:]file2

-1      Forces scp to use protocol 1.

-2      Forces scp to use protocol 2.

-3      Copies between two remote hosts are transferred through the local host.  Without this option the
        data is copied directly between the two remote hosts.  Note that this option disables the progress
        meter.

-4      Forces scp to use IPv4 addresses only.

-6      Forces scp to use IPv6 addresses only.

-B      Selects batch mode (prevents asking for passwords or passphrases).

-C      Compression enable.  Passes the -C flag to ssh(1) to enable compression.

-c cipher
        Selects the cipher to use for encrypting the data transfer.  This option is directly passed to
        ssh(1).

-F ssh_config
        Specifies an alternative per-user configuration file for ssh.  This option is directly passed to
        ssh(1).

-i identity_file
        Selects the file from which the identity (private key) for public key authentication is read.  This
        option is directly passed to ssh(1).

-l limit
        Limits the used bandwidth, specified in Kbit/s.

-o ssh_option
        Can be used to pass options to ssh in the format used in ssh_config(5).  This is useful for
        specifying options for which there is no separate scp command-line flag.  For full details of the
        options listed below, and their possible values, see ssh_config(5).

              AddressFamily
              BatchMode
              BindAddress
              ChallengeResponseAuthentication
              CheckHostIP
              Cipher
              Ciphers
              Compression
              CompressionLevel
              ConnectionAttempts
              ConnectTimeout
              ControlMaster
              ControlPath
              GlobalKnownHostsFile
              GSSAPIAuthentication
              GSSAPIDelegateCredentials
              HashKnownHosts
              Host
              HostbasedAuthentication
              HostKeyAlgorithms
              HostKeyAlias
              HostName
              IdentityFile
              IdentitiesOnly
              IPQoS
              KbdInteractiveDevices
              KexAlgorithms
              LogLevel
              MACs
              NoHostAuthenticationForLocalhost
              NumberOfPasswordPrompts
              PasswordAuthentication
              PKCS11Provider
              Port
              PreferredAuthentications
              Protocol
              ProxyCommand
              PubkeyAuthentication
              RekeyLimit
              RhostsRSAAuthentication
              RSAAuthentication
              SendEnv
              ServerAliveInterval
              ServerAliveCountMax
              StrictHostKeyChecking
              TCPKeepAlive
              UsePrivilegedPort
              User
              UserKnownHostsFile
              VerifyHostKeyDNS

-P port
        Specifies the port to connect to on the remote host.  Note that this option is written with a
        capital ‘P’, because -p is already reserved for preserving the times and modes of the file in
        rcp(1).

-p      Preserves modification times, access times, and modes from the original file.

-q      Quiet mode: disables the progress meter as well as warning and diagnostic messages from ssh(1).

-r      Recursively copy entire directories.  Note that scp follows symbolic links encountered in the tree
        traversal.

-S program
        Name of program to use for the encrypted connection.  The program must understand ssh(1) options.

-v      Verbose mode.  Causes scp and ssh(1) to print debugging messages about their progress.  This is
        helpful in debugging connection, authentication, and configuration problems.