====== Securely Transfer Files Between Systems ======
**General Information**
Transferring files with secure copy (scp) and secure file transfer protocol (sftp). SCP and SFTP both use tcp/22 (openssh).
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===== SCP =====
SCP copy local file to remote server
scp myfile user@server1.org:~/storage/
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Copy a remote file to a local system
scp user@server1.org:~/storage/myotherfile mynewlocalfile
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===== SFTP =====
SFTP Connect
sftp user@server1.org
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View available commands
sftp> ?
* Notice that all commands that operate locally are pre-pended with a "l"
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Once connected, list and navigate
sftp> ls
sftp> cd mydir
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Once connected, download file from remote server1 to local system
sftp> get myfile
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Once connected, upload file to remote server1 from local system
sftp> put otherfile
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Exit SFTP connected session
exit
OR
quit
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