tldr/pages/common/multipass-transfer.md

multipass transfer

Transfer files between the host and the virtual machine. Note: Relative paths on an instance start from the user's home directory. More information: https://canonical.com/multipass/docs/latest/reference/command-line-interface/transfer/.

• Transfer a file from the host to an instance:

multipass transfer {{path/to/local_file}} {{instance_name}}:{{path/to/remote_directory}}

• Transfer a file from an instance to the host:

multipass transfer {{instance_name}}:{{path/to/remote_file}} {{path/to/local_directory}}

• Transfer a directory from the host to an instance:

multipass transfer {{[-r|--recursive]}} {{path/to/local_directory}} {{instance_name}}:{{path/to/remote_directory}}