How to resume a large SCP file transfer on Linux | Linux Today

How to resume a large SCP file transfer on Linux

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Dec 5, 2015

Originally based on BSD RCP protocol, SCP (Secure copy) is a mechanism that allows you to transfer a file between two end points over a secure SSH connection. However, as a simple secure copy protocol, SCP does not understand range-request or partial transfer like HTTP does.

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