If you didn't know you can put ssh configurations (hosts, ports, keys, etc) in ~/.ssh/config. You can use it in scp like 'scp prod:path/to/file path/to/destination'. Not sure if there's a pro/con to mapping an alias.
Same case with `scp`, I have bunch of production servers and I have to send/get files from production server all the time. This means, I have to come up with my own one-line command [https://raw.githubusercontent.com/guruparan18/go/master/go]
As I said earlier, to me, UNIX scripting is highly personal. The scripting reflects one's personality. That is why there is not always the right one. There are several way of doing.
