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AWS AWSEC2 documentation change

Service: AWSEC2 · 2025-04-28 · Documentation low

File: AWSEC2/latest/UserGuide/linux-file-transfer-scp.md

Summary

Replaced placeholder IPv6 address with specific example address

Security assessment

Change only updates example syntax without affecting security practices or configurations

Diff

diff --git a/AWSEC2/latest/UserGuide/linux-file-transfer-scp.md b/AWSEC2/latest/UserGuide/linux-file-transfer-scp.md
index 88ef8619f..f3ad1dfa0 100644
--- a//AWSEC2/latest/UserGuide/linux-file-transfer-scp.md
+++ b//AWSEC2/latest/UserGuide/linux-file-transfer-scp.md
@@ -36 +36 @@ The following procedure steps you through using SCP to transfer a file using the
-  1. Determine the location of the source file on your computer and the destination path on the instance. In the following examples, the name of the private key file is `key-pair-name.pem`, the file to transfer is `my-file.txt`, the username for the instance is ec2-user, the public DNS name of the instance is `instance-public-dns-name`, and the IPv6 address of the instance is `instance-IPv6-address`.
+  1. Determine the location of the source file on your computer and the destination path on the instance. In the following examples, the name of the private key file is `key-pair-name.pem`, the file to transfer is `my-file.txt`, the username for the instance is ec2-user, the public DNS name of the instance is `instance-public-dns-name`, and the IPv6 address of the instance is `2001:db8::1234:5678:1.2.3.4`.
@@ -44 +44 @@ The following procedure steps you through using SCP to transfer a file using the
-                scp -i /path/key-pair-name.pem /path/my-file.txt ec2-user@\[instance-IPv6-address\]:path/
+                scp -i /path/key-pair-name.pem /path/my-file.txt ec2-user@\[2001:db8::1234:5678:1.2.3.4\]:path/
@@ -71 +71 @@ Enter `yes`.
-                scp -i /path/key-pair-name.pem ec2-user@\[instance-IPv6-address\]:path/my-file.txt path/my-file2.txt
+                scp -i /path/key-pair-name.pem ec2-user@\[2001:db8::1234:5678:1.2.3.4\]:path/my-file.txt path/my-file2.txt