How to get a file from my path d:/test.txt and copy it to /etc/var/test/test.txt?
I’ve tried this:
scp d:/test.txt /etc/var/test/test.txt
but that didn’t work.
How do I set the hard disk from where I copy my files?
asked Mar 14, 2014 at 10:30
1
Umm, if you’re using cygwin you want that command to look like
scp /cygdrive/d/test.txt <linux ip>:/etc/var/test/test.txt
Or you can use WinSCP, you’ll probably find that simpler.
answered Mar 14, 2014 at 10:47
The best way to copy files from Windows to Linux using the command line is through pscp. It is very easy and secure. For pscp to work on your windows machine, you need it add its executable to your systems path. Once it is done, you can use the following format to copy the file.
pscp -pw password D:\test.txt [email protected]:/etc/var/test/test.txt
You can refer the following blog post for more information on pscp setup.
http://comtechies.com/2016/02/copy-files-between-windows-and-linux.html
answered Feb 25, 2016 at 10:13
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Assuming you are on Windows, best way is to download and install cygwin. Get the path to the binary folder and add it to the system path. You can now run Linux commands on your command line.
Open the command prompt and go to the directory where your file is that you want to copy. Run the following command;
scp file.txt [email protected]:/opt/
- scp — secure copy command
- file.txt — file you want to copy
- root — username used to log onto CentOS machine
- 1.1.1.1 — IP address of CentOS machine. Needless to say your Windows machine and the CentOS machine have to be able to communicate with one another
- :/opt — This is the directory with which you save the file to, I generally save everything to the /opt directory
- Don’t forget the @ between the username and IP Address and the : between the IP Address and directory you are saving the file to
If you need a key to login into the server, enter the following;
scp key.pem file.txt [email protected]:/opt
For handiness sake I just copy the file I want to copy across to the key file directory, that way you know everything will run smoothly
answered Mar 20, 2014 at 17:15
DanDan
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to copy a file from windows to linux write:
scp -i privatekey pathFileOnWindows user@publicIp:pathDirectoryLinux
(the colon : is important!)
Example:
//I am located here in my console
C:\Users\oscar>
//I’m executing the next command
scp -i C:\Users\oscar\Documents\llaves\ubuntu.pem C:\Users\oscar\Documents\index.html [email protected]:~/
You can puth the full path or location in the path where the file is located. ~/ means the home directory of the user ubuntu
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answered Mar 19, 2019 at 3:47
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I would highly recommend to use WinSCP if you’re a Windows user. It has a good intuitive interface and gets the job done easily and with no pain.
Download link
answered Oct 1, 2015 at 19:52
AndreiAndrei
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If you are on the remote machine:
scp user@hostname:D:\text.txt user@hostname:/etc/var/test/test.txt
If you are currently on Windows machine:
winscp D:\text.txt user@hostname:/etc/var/test/test.txt
answered Mar 14, 2014 at 10:56
pscp with -pw exposes my password, which I don’t like. The below answer works just like me using scp on linux -> linux.
pscp -scp C:\Windows\foo.txt [email protected]:/foo/bar
answered Aug 23, 2019 at 22:06
lobilobi
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First you have to install any ssh client (OpenSSH) which support command line interface for your windows machine:
And add its path to windows Variable:
My Windows System output like below:
Then you will able to execute the same commands on your windows machine
You can copy also complete directory by executing:
scp -r path/to/dir_name/* user@remote-ip:/path/to/destination_dir
To Copy Single File:
scp -r path/to/file_name.zip user@remote-ip:/path/to/destination_dir/
Replace the file extension with your own file.
answered Mar 1, 2016 at 14:44
WinSCP is definitely an useful utility, especially if you want a graphic interface. But if you’re looking for a command line alternative without having to deal with installing cygwin, there’s also pscp which is part of the PuTTY collection of tools.
http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/download.html
answered Oct 1, 2015 at 21:25
if you are using windows and want to copy to the linux server then install the WINSCP and just use the drag and drop
answered Oct 15, 2015 at 9:51
OpenSSH is available for PowerShell since 2019. Instructions for installation are available from Microsoft’s Docs site. Instructions for use of OpenSSH utilities are available on OpenSSH project site.
Basically, once you install the OpenSSH suite, scp will work as you are accustomed.
scp user@source:path/to/source/file user@destination:path/to/target/file
where source and destination are hostnames or IP addresses and a path and filename without a host name/address will be treated as local.
answered Apr 5, 2021 at 14:20
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SCP <path of the file along with filename and extension> <name of vm>@<ip address>:<path where file needs to be copied>
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How to get a file from my path d:/test.txt and copy it to /etc/var/test/test.txt?
I’ve tried this:
scp d:/test.txt /etc/var/test/test.txt
but that didn’t work.
How do I set the hard disk from where I copy my files?
asked Mar 14, 2014 at 10:30
1
Umm, if you’re using cygwin you want that command to look like
scp /cygdrive/d/test.txt <linux ip>:/etc/var/test/test.txt
Or you can use WinSCP, you’ll probably find that simpler.
answered Mar 14, 2014 at 10:47
The best way to copy files from Windows to Linux using the command line is through pscp. It is very easy and secure. For pscp to work on your windows machine, you need it add its executable to your systems path. Once it is done, you can use the following format to copy the file.
pscp -pw password D:\test.txt [email protected]:/etc/var/test/test.txt
You can refer the following blog post for more information on pscp setup.
http://comtechies.com/2016/02/copy-files-between-windows-and-linux.html
answered Feb 25, 2016 at 10:13
2
Assuming you are on Windows, best way is to download and install cygwin. Get the path to the binary folder and add it to the system path. You can now run Linux commands on your command line.
Open the command prompt and go to the directory where your file is that you want to copy. Run the following command;
scp file.txt [email protected]:/opt/
- scp — secure copy command
- file.txt — file you want to copy
- root — username used to log onto CentOS machine
- 1.1.1.1 — IP address of CentOS machine. Needless to say your Windows machine and the CentOS machine have to be able to communicate with one another
- :/opt — This is the directory with which you save the file to, I generally save everything to the /opt directory
- Don’t forget the @ between the username and IP Address and the : between the IP Address and directory you are saving the file to
If you need a key to login into the server, enter the following;
scp key.pem file.txt [email protected]:/opt
For handiness sake I just copy the file I want to copy across to the key file directory, that way you know everything will run smoothly
answered Mar 20, 2014 at 17:15
DanDan
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to copy a file from windows to linux write:
scp -i privatekey pathFileOnWindows user@publicIp:pathDirectoryLinux
(the colon : is important!)
Example:
//I am located here in my console
C:\Users\oscar>
//I’m executing the next command
scp -i C:\Users\oscar\Documents\llaves\ubuntu.pem C:\Users\oscar\Documents\index.html [email protected]:~/
You can puth the full path or location in the path where the file is located. ~/ means the home directory of the user ubuntu
Jenny D
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answered Mar 19, 2019 at 3:47
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I would highly recommend to use WinSCP if you’re a Windows user. It has a good intuitive interface and gets the job done easily and with no pain.
Download link
answered Oct 1, 2015 at 19:52
AndreiAndrei
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If you are on the remote machine:
scp user@hostname:D:\text.txt user@hostname:/etc/var/test/test.txt
If you are currently on Windows machine:
winscp D:\text.txt user@hostname:/etc/var/test/test.txt
answered Mar 14, 2014 at 10:56
pscp with -pw exposes my password, which I don’t like. The below answer works just like me using scp on linux -> linux.
pscp -scp C:\Windows\foo.txt [email protected]:/foo/bar
answered Aug 23, 2019 at 22:06
lobilobi
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First you have to install any ssh client (OpenSSH) which support command line interface for your windows machine:
And add its path to windows Variable:
My Windows System output like below:
Then you will able to execute the same commands on your windows machine
You can copy also complete directory by executing:
scp -r path/to/dir_name/* user@remote-ip:/path/to/destination_dir
To Copy Single File:
scp -r path/to/file_name.zip user@remote-ip:/path/to/destination_dir/
Replace the file extension with your own file.
answered Mar 1, 2016 at 14:44
WinSCP is definitely an useful utility, especially if you want a graphic interface. But if you’re looking for a command line alternative without having to deal with installing cygwin, there’s also pscp which is part of the PuTTY collection of tools.
http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/download.html
answered Oct 1, 2015 at 21:25
if you are using windows and want to copy to the linux server then install the WINSCP and just use the drag and drop
answered Oct 15, 2015 at 9:51
OpenSSH is available for PowerShell since 2019. Instructions for installation are available from Microsoft’s Docs site. Instructions for use of OpenSSH utilities are available on OpenSSH project site.
Basically, once you install the OpenSSH suite, scp will work as you are accustomed.
scp user@source:path/to/source/file user@destination:path/to/target/file
where source and destination are hostnames or IP addresses and a path and filename without a host name/address will be treated as local.
answered Apr 5, 2021 at 14:20
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SCP <path of the file along with filename and extension> <name of vm>@<ip address>:<path where file needs to be copied>
answered Dec 19, 2022 at 7:49
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Secure data transfer via SCP
In the last article I showed you how to transfer data to a Ubuntu system via FTP. Nowadays FTP is not secure enough for internet use. Therefore I will show you SCP today. SCP is based on the SSH protocol. Therefore you need a user who can also access the server via SSH. As with SSH, you can use SSH keys to establish SCP connections. How to create SSH keys and store them on your server is shown in this article.
Since Linux servers can also be managed from a Windows client, I will also show you the free program WinSCP in the course of this article, with which you can also transfer data from Windows to Linux servers via SCP.
Prepare Server
Since SCP or SSH as a client is a fixed part of every Linux distribution, you don’t need any further preparation on the client side. On the server side, depending on the distribution, you may need to install the SSH server service.
As before any installation, you should update your server to the latest version. For operating systems based on Debian (such as Ubuntu or Kubuntu), use the following command:
Copyapt -y update && apt -y upgrade && apt -y dist-upgrade
For CentOS or Red Hat or similar distributions YUM is used as package manager. Therefore, the command is as follows:
Copyyum update
To update your Fedora system, use the following command.
Copydnf update && dnf upgrade
Then start the installation with the following command:
Debian / Ubuntu
Copyapt -y install openssh-server
CentOS / RHEL
Copyyum install openssh-server
Fedora
Copydnf install openssh-server
Establishing a SSH connection
To test if the setup was successful, connect to your server via SSH. Open a terminal from your Linux or Apple client and execute the following command:
Copyssh <username>@<IPorDomainofServer>
Example:
Copyssh root@10.10.0.12
If you are using an SSH key, enter the password for your key now. Otherwise, the password for the user on the remote computer must be specified.
If everything is set up, the console of the remote computer should now be visible. If not, check your firewall settings. SSH requires port 22/tcp. You can also check the config of the SSH server and make sure that your user has the appropriate permissions.
Once you have successfully established the connection, you can close it again. Simply enter the command exit.
Copyexit
Transfer a file via SCP
For testing purposes, it is best to create a test file.
Copytouch /test.file
To transfer the file test.file to the other server use the following command:
Copyscp /path/to/file <benutzername>@<IPorDomainofServer>:/Path/to/destionationfolder/
Example:
Copyscp /test.file root@10.10.0.12:/root/secret/test.file
The file is now transferred to /root/secret on the server with IP 10.10.0.12.
If you want to download a file from a remote computer, you can also use SCP. The structure of the command has to be reversed.
Copyscp <username>@<IPorDomainofServer>:/Path/to/file/destination/path
Example:
Copyscp root@10.10.0.12:/root/secret/test.file /root/lokalsecrets/test.file
Make sure that the directories already exist.
You can also use SCP to transfer files from one server to another, from your client.
The syntax will look like this.
Copyscp <username>@<IPorDomainofServer>:/path/to/file <username>@<IPorDomainofServer>:/Path/to/destination
Example:
Copyscp root@10.10.0.12:/test.datei root@10.10.0.13/root/secret/test.file
If you use Windows 10 as client (from version 16.07) you can install the Linux subsystem and get a Ubuntu Bash including APT. With this you can use the syntax already shown.
Right-click “Start”, then on “Programs and Features” or for version 1703 “Apps and Features” and then on “Programs and Features”, then on “Activate or deactivate Windows features”. In the now open window, look for “Windows subsystem for Linux (beta)”. Afterwards the developer mode must be activated under Start -> Settings -> Update and security -> For developers. After the installation run cmd and type the command bash.
bash
Then confirm the installation with Y and type in a user name and password after a short wait.
If you are using an older version of Windows, you can take a look at the WinSCP program. You can find the current release here.
The setup of the tool is quite simple. Select Total Commander mode during installation. So on the left side of the window you will see your Local Folder Structure and on the right side the one of the server you have connected to. Files can be moved back and forth via Drag ‘n Drop and renamed, executed or deleted with a right click.
Conclusion
SCP is fairly quick to learn and reliably transmits even large amounts of data securely over the Internet. SCP is unfortunately very Linux-heavy – that means – Windows as client is no problem, but as soon as you use Windows as server, it becomes very difficult. As an alternative you can use WebDAV for example. I’ll show you how this works in this article. So if you work with different operating systems, you should take a look at both techniques.
В статье мы расскажем, как копировать файлы в Windows и Linux-системах, и покажем основные команды, с помощью которых происходит передача файлов по SSH.
Для копирования файлов по SSH в Linux-системах и Windows используют разные инструменты:
- scp (Secure CoPy) — утилита для безопасного копирования данных между Linux-системами по протоколу SSH. Она входит в состав OpenSSH, поэтому для работы с утилитой не нужно устанавливать дополнительное ПО;
- pscp.exe — утилита для загрузки файлов по SSH в ОС Windows. Она обладает теми же возможностями, что и scp. Утилита входит в состав программы Putty — SSH-клиента для Windows. Скачать программу можно по ссылке.
Обратите внимание
Если файл, который вы хотите скопировать, уже существует на целевом хосте, при копировании он будет перезаписан.
Копирование файлов по SSH на Linux
Для Linux копирование файлов по SSH происходит с использованием команды scp. С её помощью можно копировать файлы:
- с локального компьютера на удалённый сервер,
- с удалённого сервера на локальный компьютер,
- с одного удалённого сервера на другой.
Общий вид команды:
scp [опция] [источник] [получатель]Обратите внимание
Для подключения к удалённому серверу вам понадобится логин и пароль пользователя.
Как скопировать файл по SSH с локальной машины на удалённый сервер
Как загрузить файл на сервер по SSH? Для этого используйте команду вида:
scp [путь к файлу] [имя пользователя]@[имя сервера/ip-адрес]:[путь к файлу]Пример команды:
scp /home/test.txt root@123.123.123.123:/directoryФайл test.txt будет скопирован на хост 123.123.123.123 в директорию «/directory».
Как скопировать файлы с удалённого сервера на локальный компьютер
При подключённом SSH скачать файл на локальный компьютер с удалённого сервера можно с помощью команды:
scp [имя пользователя]@[имя сервера/ip-адрес]:[путь к файлу] [путь к файлу]Пример команды:
scp root@123.123.123.123:/home/test.txt /directoryФайл test.txt будет загружен с сервера 123.123.123.123 на локальный компьютер в папку «/directory».
Как скопировать файл по SSH с одного удалённого сервера на другой
Подключитесь по SSH к серверу, на котором расположен файл. Затем выполните команду:
scp [путь к файлу] [имя пользователя]@[имя сервера/ip-адрес]:[путь к файлу]Пример команды:
scp /home/test.txt root@123.123.123.123:/directoryФайл test.txt будет скопирован на хост 123.123.123.123 в директорию «/directory».
Как скачать папку со всеми файлами и подпапками
Если вы хотите скачать папку со всеми файлами и подпапками, используйте ключ -r:
scp -r [источник] [получатель]Как подключиться к серверу по нестандартному порту
Бывает, что для подключения по SSH нужно указать нестандартный порт. Без указания порта команда подключается к серверу по стандартному 22 порту. Чтобы указать нестандартный порт, введите команду с ключом -P:
scp -P [источник] [получатель]Пример команды:
scp -P 12345 /home/test.txt root@123.123.123.123:/directoryЭта команда подключается по порту 12345 к серверу 123.123.123.123 и копирует на него файл «test.txt» с локального компьютера в директорию «/directory».
Как передать и скачать файлы по SSH на Windows
Скопировать файл по SSH на сервер можно командой:
pscp [путь к файлу] [имя пользователя]@[имя сервера/ip-адрес]:[путь к файлу]Скачать файл по SSH с сервера командой:
pscp [имя пользователя]@[имя сервера/ip-адрес]:[путь к файлу] [путь к файлу]Увидеть список папок и файлов на сервере можно через pscp.exe. Для этого введите:
pscp -ls [имя пользователя]@[имя сервера/ip-адрес]:[путь]Если в пути или в названии файла есть пробелы, используйте кавычки:
pscp “C:\files or docs\file name” root@123.123.123.123:/home
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I see this post is very old, but in my search for an answer to this very question, I was unable to unearth a solution from the vast internet super highway. I, therefore, hope I can contribute and help someone as they too find themselves stumbling for an answer. This simple, natural question does not seem to be documented anywhere.
On Windows 10 Pro connecting to Windows 10 Pro, both running OpenSSH (Windows version 7.7p1, LibreSSL 2.6.5), I was able to find a solution by trial and error. Though surprisingly simple, it took a while. I found the required syntax to be
BY EXAMPLE INSTEAD OF MORE OBSCURE AND INCOMPLETE TEMPLATES:
Transferring securely from a remote system to your local system:
scp user@remotehost:\D\mySrcCode\ProjectFooBar\somefile.cpp C:\myRepo\ProjectFooBar
or going the other way around:
scp C:\myRepo\ProjectFooBar\somefile.cpp user@remotehost:\D\mySrcCode\ProjectFooBar
I also found that if spaces are in the path, the quotations should begin following the remote host name:
scp user@remotehost:"\D\My Long Folder Name\somefile.cpp" C:\myRepo\SimplerNamerBro
Also, for your particular case, I echo what Cornel says:
On Windows, use backslash, at least at conventional command console.
Kind Regards.
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