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--- labs:transfer_files [2023/04/25 13:48] – [Windows] admin
+++ labs:transfer_files [2024/05/01 17:13] (current) – [Windows] admin
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 For example
-   scp thisfile username@python.cs.wlu.edu:path/to/destlocation/
+   scp thisfile username@machinename.cs.wlu.edu:path/to/destlocation/
 If you want to copy a whole directory, use the ''-r'' option, just as in the [[unix_basics#copy_files_and_directories|cp]] command.
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 You could also use **Secure FTP** (File Transfer Protocol) to transfer files.
 ==== Windows ====
-You can use an **FTP** (File Transfer Protocol) tool, such as [[http://www.smartftp.com/|SmartFTP]].
+If you installed [[http://cswiki.wlu.edu/dokuwiki/doku.php/labs/remote_access#from_windows|PuTTY]], then, you should also get the ``pscp`` command.  This [[https://comtechies.com/copy-files-between-windows-and-linux.html|tutorial]] explains how to use it.
-Connect to a lab machine with your username and password.  You can then use the GUI to transfer your files from your home machine to the CS dept file system and back.
+You can also use an **FTP** (File Transfer Protocol) tool, such as [[http://www.smartftp.com/|SmartFTP]].
+Connect to a lab machine with your username and password.  You can then use the GUI to transfer your files from your home machine to the lab machines and back.
 ==== Cross-Platform GUIs ====
-  * [[https://filezilla-project.org/|FileZilla]] is a free, open-source, cross-platform FTP client.  Connect to a machine accessible from outside the W&L network (fred + .cs.wlu.edu) at port number 22, using your username and password for the Linux machines.  Choose to trust the machine.
+[[https://filezilla-project.org/|FileZilla]] is a free, open-source, cross-platform FTP client.  Connect to a lab machine at port number 22, using your username and password for the Linux machines.  Choose to trust the machine.
 ===== Changing File Formats =====