Scp? Sftp?

[Tor]

When you are SSH'd into a machine can't you transfer a file using SCP or SFTP? I've wondered how this is done for a long time but I never looked it up.

[Jordan]

sftp is secure FTP and requires its own client but it does run over SSH. try "sftp" in your console.

The SCP command can be executed while you are in a shell or from your command line to transfer a file to another SSH server. Here is the command:

$ scp examplefile yourusername@yourserver:/path/

[LissaValerian]

man scp

;-)

from remote to local:

scp user@host:/path/to/file .

from local to remote:

scp filename user@host:/filepath/

[Tor]

That is true, I should of used "man" to start with. I always forget about it, lol. Thanks though!

[LissaValerian]

Sorry, I was kinda messing with you a bit. Everyone forgets man for some reason.

"man" is your friend. :-)

lol. I use man a LOT. Mainly because I don't remember syntax very well at all.

~Lissa Valerian

[Tor]

I'm not sure why I always forget about it..

[Tor]

Why is sftp more secure? Aren't they about the same (both using Secure Shell technology)?