diff --git a/files/os/gmo-cfg.sh b/files/os/gmo-cfg.sh
index afb2ac6..e703fbd 100644
--- a/files/os/gmo-cfg.sh
+++ b/files/os/gmo-cfg.sh
@@ -1,3 +1,17 @@
+# source IA
+# check if is a scp connexion
+is_scp() {
+    # If SSH_ORIGINAL_COMMAND is defined and contains "scp"
+    if [[ -n "$SSH_ORIGINAL_COMMAND" && "$SSH_ORIGINAL_COMMAND" == scp* ]]; then
+        return 0
+    fi
+    # if script name ($0) contains "scp"
+    if [[ "$0" == *scp* ]]; then
+        return 0
+    fi
+    return 1
+}
+
 # source prompt color: https://robotmoon.com/bash-prompt-generator/^
 if [ $(whoami) == "gilles" ]; then
     #export PS1="\[\033[0;32m\][\[\033[1;94m\]\u\[\033[0;33m\]@\h \[\033[0;32m\]\W]# \[\033[0;37m\]"
@@ -17,13 +31,16 @@ alias mv='mv -i'
 alias ls='ls --color=auto'
 alias sudo='sudo --preserve-env=PATH env' # https://www.petefreitag.com/blog/environment-variables-sudo/
 
-if [[ "$USER" == "gilles" || "$USER" == "root" ]]; then
-    dist=$(cat /etc/redhat-release)
-    kern=$(uname -r)
-    cat << EOF
+if [ ! is_scp ]; then
+    if [[ "$USER" == "gilles" || "$USER" == "root" ]]; then
+        dist=$(cat /etc/redhat-release)
+        kern=$(uname -r)
+        cat << EOF
+
 Distribution: $dist
       Kernel: $kern
 EOF
+    fi
 fi
 # execute only if user is gilles or root
 #if [[ "$USER" == "gilles" || "$USER" == "root" ]]; then