{"id":9144,"date":"2025-07-07T18:30:55","date_gmt":"2025-07-07T13:00:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pheonixsolutions.com\/blog\/?p=9144"},"modified":"2025-07-07T18:31:08","modified_gmt":"2025-07-07T13:01:08","slug":"how-to-copy-files-between-servers-using-a-bash-script","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pheonixsolutions.com\/blog\/how-to-copy-files-between-servers-using-a-bash-script\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Copy Files Between Servers Using a Bash Script?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Introduction:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>When managing multiple servers, it&#8217;s common to transfer files between them. Using a Bash script with <code>scp<\/code> (secure copy), We can automate this task efficiently.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Prerequisites:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Remote user credentials<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Install the sshpass service.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Remote server path.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Step1 :<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Bash Script to Copy a File with SSH Port and Password.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Save the script as <code>script_file.sh<\/code>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code><em>#!\/bin\/bash\n\n# Prompt for inputs\nread -p \"Enter the full path of the local file to copy: \" SOURCE_FILE\nread -p \"Enter remote SSH username: \" DEST_USER\nread -p \"Enter remote server IP or hostname: \" DEST_HOST\nread -p \"Enter SSH port number (e.g. 22): \" SSH_PORT\nread -p \"Enter full remote destination path (e.g. \/home\/user\/): \" DEST_PATH\nread -s -p \"Enter SSH password: \" SSH_PASS\necho \"\"\n\n# Run SCP using sshpass with custom port\nsshpass -p \"$SSH_PASS\" scp -P \"$SSH_PORT\" \"$SOURCE_FILE\" \"$DEST_USER@$DEST_HOST:$DEST_PATH\"\n\n# Check the result\nif &#091; $? -eq 0 ]; then\n    echo \"\u2705 File copied successfully.\"\nelse\n    echo \"\u274c File copy failed!\"\nfi<\/em><\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Step 2: <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Make the file executable<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td>$chmod +x script_file.sh<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Step 3:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Run the file with the command below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td>$    .\/script_file.sh<br>or<br>$    sh script_file.sh<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Step 4:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Follow the prompts and enter the required details.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Conclusion:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>This Bash script provides a quick way to transfer files between servers using <code>scp<\/code> a custom SSH port and password authentication. While it&#8217;s convenient for controlled or temporary environments, always prioritise key-based authentication for production environments to maintain security<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Introduction: When managing multiple servers, it&#8217;s common to transfer files between them. Using a Bash script with scp (secure copy), We can automate this task efficiently. Prerequisites: Step1 : Bash Script to Copy a File with SSH Port and Password. Save the script as script_file.sh. 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