Transferring Files - Revision history

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	Scp is a file transfer protocol which is just like ftp only it offers a more secure service. There are two ways of using scp, WinSCP which is a graphical user interface for Windows or the command line version. WinSCP is the easiest to explain so we'll do that one first.		Scp is a file transfer protocol which is just like ftp only it offers a more secure service. There are two ways of using scp, WinSCP which is a graphical user interface for Windows or the command line version. WinSCP is the easiest to explain so we'll do that one first.

2010-06-28T13:50:18Z

From Your Computer to Another Computer

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	For example:		For example:
	scp exampleFile keloe@login.redbrick.dcu.ie:~/		scp exampleFile keloe@login.redbrick.dcu.ie:~/
	When it tries to authenticate you will be asked if you wish to continue, just say yes. You will then be asked for your password on computer2. In this case you would be asked for the password for your login to redbrick. The file will then be transfered from your computer to the redbrick server. ~/ after ":" which means that the file will go into my home directory. You could give a destination for where you want the file to go.		When it tries to authenticate you will be asked if you wish to continue, just say yes. You will then be asked for your password on computer2. In this case you would be asked for the password for your login to redbrick. The file will then be transfered from your computer to the redbrick server. I have ~/ after ":" which means that the file will go into my home directory. You could give a destination for where you want the file to go.

	=== From Another Computer to Your Own ===		=== From Another Computer to Your Own ===

2010-06-28T13:49:43Z

From Your Computer to Another Computer

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	For example:		For example:
	scp exampleFile keloe@login.redbrick.dcu.ie		scp exampleFile keloe@login.redbrick.dcu.ie:~/
	When it tries to authenticate you will be asked if you wish to continue, just say yes. You will then be asked for your password on computer2. In this case you would be asked for the password for your login to redbrick. The file will then be transfered from your computer to the redbrick server. ~~I have the place~~ after ":" ~~empty~~ which means that the file will go into my home directory. You could give a destination for where you want the file to go.		When it tries to authenticate you will be asked if you wish to continue, just say yes. You will then be asked for your password on computer2. In this case you would be asked for the password for your login to redbrick. The file will then be transfered from your computer to the redbrick server. ~/ after ":" which means that the file will go into my home directory. You could give a destination for where you want the file to go.

	=== From Another Computer to Your Own ===		=== From Another Computer to Your Own ===

2010-05-05T12:00:57Z

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	== Getting WinSCP ==		== Getting WinSCP ==

	To download WinSCP, just click [http://www.redbrick.dcu.ie~~/services~~/downloads/~~winscp360~~.exe here!]		To download WinSCP, just click [http://www.redbrick.dcu.ie/downloads/winscp.exe here!]

	== Using WinSCP ==		== Using WinSCP ==

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	== Links ==		== Links ==
	[http://winscp.net/eng/index.php WinSCP.net] - the WinSCP website.		[http://winscp.net/eng/index.php WinSCP.net] - the WinSCP website.

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2006-12-17T23:07:12Z

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	~~scp~~ is a file transfer protocol which is just like ftp only it offers a more secure service. There are two ways of using scp, WinSCP which is a graphical user interface for Windows or the command line version. WinSCP is the easiest to explain so i'll do that one first ~~:-)~~		Scp is a file transfer protocol which is just like ftp only it offers a more secure service. There are two ways of using scp, WinSCP which is a graphical user interface for Windows or the command line version. WinSCP is the easiest to explain so we'll do that one first.

	== Getting WinSCP ==		== Getting WinSCP ==

2006-12-17T23:05:51Z

Links

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	== Links ==		== Links ==
	[http://winscp.net/eng/index.php WinSCP.net ] - the WinSCP website.		[http://winscp.net/eng/index.php WinSCP.net] - the WinSCP website.

2006-12-17T23:04:25Z

Using WinSCP

2006-12-17T23:04:03Z

Using WinSCP

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	When you first run WinSCP, this is the screen you will be faced with something like this:		When you first run WinSCP, this is the screen you will be faced with something like this:

	[[Image: ~~http://www.redbrick.dcu.ie/help/tutorials/scp/~~winscp.~~png~~]]		[[Image:winscp.jpg]]

	Fill in the host name with:		Fill in the host name with: