Copying MYSQL backup to another server

I'm new to SSH. How to copy a .gz file from one server to another using SSH?

I'm usi开发者_如何学运维ng cron to backup mysql databases and want to also automate the process of copying the .gz files a different web host.

Any information on the limit of file size that can be copied would also be great. The backup file size range from 100 MB to few GB.

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You can use Remote File Copy (rcp) or ftp. There's no size limit.

Edit: Secure File Copy (scp) is the best option. Use it like this:

scp user1@host1:/home/sourcefile user2@host2:/dest/directory/