Copy to a remote host over SSH on a custom port

Transfers files to a remote machine through an SSH server listening on a non-default port.

rsync -a -e 'ssh -p 2222' source user@host:destination

Edit the highlighted values, then copy. They are inserted as typed, without shell escaping.

Tool

rsync

Category

Linux

Platforms

linux, macos

Tags

• sync
• transfer
• remote

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