Subj : Re: Automating file transfers using FTP (or similar)
To   : Avon
From : Vk3jed
Date : Sun Feb 14 2021 09:32 pm

-=> On 02-14-21 13:12, Avon wrote to Oli <=-

 Av> scp -i /home/avon/.ssh/id_rsa testing.txt user@domain.com

 Av> then the command seems to be accepted and I get a new linux command
 Av> prompt.

OK, there's no path information, so the  file wasn't actually sent, it was just
copied locally to a file called user@domain.com 

The syntax you need is scp -i /home/avon/.ssh/id_rsa testing.txt
user@domain.com:/path/to/destination

 Av> I have no idea if the file has been sent or where it went.

Usually no response is good, though you may have briefly seen a progress bar.

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