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Hi i want to run a linux command that automates a scp with the location of origin that varies and the destination location that remains contant. For example - 

scp 123.txt [email protected]:~/

the destination ([email protected]) will always be the same, however the file name (123.txt) will always be different.

I would like to run this entire scp command (scp 123.txt [email protected]:~/) without typing the destination location

note: ([email protected] in this case might seem short however i have a much more complex destination that is cumbersome to type out every single time)

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Try using a function instead of an alias. Put the following function in your .bashrc file.

function do-scp() {
    scp "$1" [email protected]:~/
}

And thus you invoke it as follows:

do-scp 123.txt
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In case you would like to use the shortcut with a slightly different destination on the remote location called 'xyz', you could add in your ~/.bashrc:

function scp_xyz() { scp $1 [email protected]:"${2}" }

And then use:

scp_xyz 123.txt /different_destination_on_xyz/
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You can define a function in bash, for example:

my_scp()
{
  scp $1 [email protected]:~/
}

and use

$my_scp 123.txt

You can put them in ~/.bash_profile so that they are always available

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