If you need to share or transfer files between Linux machines, you have plenty of options. Here are some you might not have considered.

Here's how to use the secure copy command, with SSH key authentication, for a more secure way to copy files to your remote Linux servers.

Learn how to copy files from Windows to Linux using PowerShell. Use Copy-Item cmdlet to transport files using PowerShell Remoting Over SSH.

Copying files and directories using the Linux command line is efficient and can be used while sitting at the machine or when accessing a system remotely.

You can run a series of Linux commands to copy multiple files to a folder or copy a single file to multiple folders, but you can save time and trouble by using xargs, loops and scripts.