Error when using scp command "bash: scp: command not found" [closed]

Solution 1:

Make sure the scp command is available on both sides - both on the client and on the server.

If this is Fedora or Red Hat Enterprise Linux and clones (CentOS), make sure this package is installed:

    yum -y install openssh-clients

If you work with Debian or Ubuntu and clones, install this package:

    apt-get install openssh-client

Again, you need to do this both on the server and the client, otherwise you can encounter "weird" error messages on your client: scp: command not found or similar although you have it locally. This already confused thousands of people, I guess :)

Solution 2:

Issue is with remote server, can you login to the remote server and check if "scp" works

probable causes: - scp is not in path - openssh client not installed correctly

for more details http://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/linux-newbie-8/bash-scp-command-not-found-920513/

Solution 3:

Check if scp is installed or not on from where you want want to copy check using which scp

If it's already installed, it will print you a path like /usr/bin/scp Else, install scp using:

yum -y install openssh-clients

Then copy command

scp -r [email protected]:/var/www/html/database_backup/restore_fullbackup/backup_20140308-023002.sql  /var/www/html/db_bkp/