There are plenty of tools for transferring files between two computers on the Linux command line, but the scp and rsync commands will cover almost any use case. Heres how and when to use them.

I'm currently using WinSCP to move a CD .iso file to our VMWare server. WinSCP currently indicates a ~4 hour transfer time, and a CPS of 49,775 B/s. The ...

Fortunately, these Linux commands make it fairly easy to download files from a local or remote location. I'm going to show you three: wget, curl, and scp. 1. wget ...

For Linux, Mac, and Windows (PowerShell) an sftp session or scp command to an HPC front-end host can be done easily from on-campus (main or VIMS) or off-campus through the bastion host. In the ...

The SSH protocol provides encryption, so no one can eavesdrop on files copied using the "scp" command. Open a terminal by clicking the "Terminal" shortcut in your applications menu.