# exo compute instance scp
### Description

This command executes the scp(1) command to send or receive files to/from the
specified Compute instance. TARGET (or SOURCE, depending on the direction
of the transfer) must contain the "{}" marker which will be interpolated at
run time with the actual Compute instance IP address, similar to xargs(1).
This marker can be replaced by another string via the --replace-str|-i flag.

Example:

    exo compute instance scp my-instance hello-world.txt {}:
    exo compute instance scp -i%% my-instance %%:/etc/motd .


```
exo compute instance scp INSTANCE-NAME|ID SOURCE TARGET [flags]
```

### Options

| Option | Description |
|---------|------------|
|`--help, -h` | help for scp |
|`--ipv6, -6` |  |
|`--login, -l` |  |
|`--print-command` | print the SCP command that would be executed instead of executing it |
|`--recursive, -r` | recursively copy entire directories |
|`--replace-str, -i` | string to replace with the actual Compute instance information (i.e. username@IP-ADDRESS) |
|`--scp-options, -o` | additional options to pass to the scp(1) command |
|`--zone, -z` | instance zone |


### Options inherited from parent commands

| Option | Description |
|---------|------------|
|`--config, -C` | Specify an alternate config file [env EXOSCALE_CONFIG] |
|`--output-format, -O` | Output format (table\|json\|text), see "exo output --help" for more information |
|`--output-template` | Template to use if output format is "text" |
|`--quiet, -Q` | Quiet mode (disable non-essential command output) |
|`--timeout` | Per-zone timeout for list operations; -1s disables timeout [env EXOSCALE_TIMEOUT] |
|`--use-account, -A` | Account to use in config file [env EXOSCALE_ACCOUNT] |


### Related Commands

* [instance]({{< ref "../instance">}})	 - Compute instances management