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Old 02-25-2009, 08:45 AM   #1
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Can anyone tell me how I can use sftp to transfer a file from login-s to my local computer?
 
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hi

Can anyone tell me how I can use sftp to transfer a file from login-s to my local computer?
Type in "man scp", and it'll tell you how to use it.

For example:

scp <user name>@<remote computer address or name>:/path/to/file /local/path/to/copy/to

Will transfer the file from the remote system to your local. Swap the parameters to send a file from local to remote.
 
  


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