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tutorials:filetransfer [2012/01/16 01:23] – [Zmodem - Using Microsoft Hyper Terminal for File Transfer] memnontutorials:filetransfer [2013/01/11 15:51] (current) – Remove link to putty mirror with ancient version. memnon
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 ===== scp and sftp - secure copying and ftp ===== ===== scp and sftp - secure copying and ftp =====
  
-scp and sftp are secure ways to transfer data between computers, based on ssh (secure shell). If you've only worked with ftp before, you'll be surprised at the ease and benefits to using scp.+[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secure_copy|scp]] and [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secure_file_transfer_program|sftp]] are secure ways to transfer data between computers, based on ssh (secure shell). If you've only worked with ftp before, you'll be surprised at the ease and benefits to using scp.
  
 Let's say you're logged into sdf and you want to transfer some pictures from your home machine (named foo in this example) to your sdf home directory. You would want to use the following command: Let's say you're logged into sdf and you want to transfer some pictures from your home machine (named foo in this example) to your sdf home directory. You would want to use the following command:
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 === PuTTY === === PuTTY ===
-This is a software suite for Windows machines for ssh and scp connections. Please go to the [[http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/|PuTTY website]], or if that's not accessible, you may download some (not so) recent [[http://sdf.lonestar.org/tutorials/software/putty/putty.exe|putty]] and [[http://sdf.lonestar.org/tutorials/software/putty/pscp.exe|pscp]] locally mirrored on SDF+[[http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/|PuTTY]] is a software suite for Windows machines for ssh and scp connections
  
 === SDF === === SDF ===
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 === upload === === upload ===
 to get data //to SDF// from your local machine; see //download// to get data //to SDF// from your local machine; see //download//
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