Copy Files

cubic scp copies files and directories between the host and a VM instance, and between two VM instances. Both VM instances have to be running, because cubic scp does not start them for you.

Upload a File

$ cubic scp ./notes.txt demo:~/

Check that the file arrived:

$ cubic exec demo "cat ~/notes.txt"
hello from the host

Download a File

$ cubic scp demo:~/result.txt ./result.txt
$ cat ./result.txt
made in the guest

Copy a Directory

$ cubic scp demo:~/Downloads .

Copy between Two VM Instances

$ cubic scp demo:~/result.txt other:~/

A path is a guest path when it carries an instance name in front of the colon and a host path when it does not, so the two arguments decide the direction of the copy.