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.Dd $Mdocdate: December 16 2022 $
.Dt SCP 1
.Nm
copies files between hosts on a network.
.Pp
-It uses
+.Nm
+uses the SFTP protocol over a
.Xr ssh 1
-for data transfer, and uses the same authentication and provides the
-same security as a login session.
+connection for data transfer, and uses the same authentication and provides
+the same security as a login session.
.Pp
.Nm
will ask for passwords or passphrases if they are needed for
This option is directly passed to
.Xr ssh 1 .
.It Fl D Ar sftp_server_path
-When using the SFTP protocol support via
-.Fl M ,
-connect directly to a local SFTP server program rather than a
+Connect directly to a local SFTP server program rather than a
remote one via
.Xr ssh 1 .
This option may be useful in debugging the client and server.