I am a beginner with ssh, so need some help

I would like to know the code for ssh to transfer files from an ip to another ip address.

for eg:
like to transfer data from 1.1.1.1 to 2.2.2.2 how to do it ?

from the server to server:
scp yourusername@1.1.1.1:/path/to/the/file yourusername2@2.2.2.2:/path/to/where/u/want/the/file

from your pc to a server:
scp filename yourusername@2.2.2.2:/path/to/where/u/want/the/file

the username refers to the ssh user name rite ?
Its between 2 vps, not from pc

scp yourusername@1.1.1.1:/path/to/the/file

this username should be a username that have at least read permission on the file to copy

yourusername2@2.2.2.2:/path/to/where/u/want/the/file

this should have write permission on the directory where u're putting the file

so can we use the "root" ssh account, as it would have complete privileges ?
so I can use like this rite

scp root@1.1.1.1:/home/admin/doc/fp/rc.zip root@2.2.2.2:/home/admin/doc/fp/
here rc.zip is the file to b moved
???

yep that's right rc.zip is the file to be copied not moved

rsync also will do the job if you need to transfer the entire directory.

rsync -avz source/directory/location destination_IP:/location/where/the directory/should/be placed

rsync is a bit risky for me, if any file fails to transfer, I am zipping the dir and copying it to new host, so I guess scp would help me good ;)


thanks for the help codebird and rankris

I would like to know 1 more doubt,
when passed the scp command, will it ask for pwd for the useraccount ??
If yes, which account will it first as both usernames are same it can be confusing for beginners in ssh like me

for sure it will ask for both accounts' passwords, never tried it from server to server though, but I am pretty sure it won't be confusing... if it is confusing, all u have to do is try a password then the other u'll know

as for copying directories u can just use

scp -r user@ip:/path/to/the/directory user@ip:/path/to/where/u want/to/store/it

-r for recursive copy

so can we use the "root" ssh account, as it would have complete privileges ?
so I can use like this rite

scp root@1.1.1.1:/home/admin/doc/fp/rc.zip root@2.2.2.2:/home/admin/doc/fp/
here rc.zip is the file to b moved
???

Take care with the root account. Most SSH services (that scp really uses) do not allow logins using root. Your sshd configuration file (often /etc/ssh/sshd_config) should have a PermitRootLogin directive. If this is 'no', you won't be able to transfer files from/to a remote root account.