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tried lcd /root/home/argo/Desktop, output was "couldnt change directory to /root/etc.. , no such directory or file exists. I am like super new to Linux.
tried lcd /root/home/argo/Desktop, output was "couldnt change directory to /root/etc.. , no such directory or file exists. I am like super new to Linux.
Don't worry about it, but it would be a very useful idea for you to do some reading up on Linux basics. If not, to be honest, following online tutorials with a restricted idea of the underlying principles will cause you needless problems.
The directory you want is /home/argo/Desktop
/home contains all the users' home directories, except:
/root contains the root user's home directory
Below are the commands i have used so far.
Initially with PUT command
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sftp>put Desktop/index.html
stat Desktop/index.html: No such file or directory
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sftp>put /home/argo/Desktop/index.html
stat /home/argo/Desktop/index.html: No such file or directory
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Now the lcd command
lcd /home/argo/Desktop
Could'nt change local directory to "/home/argo/Desktop": No such file or directory
Ok, unless there is something very obvious that I'm not seeing (which is probably going to turn out to be the case), have you tried using the lcd command to go step by step to your Desktop directory?
If you want to transfer a file from your desktop to the web server you do not need to login via ssh first. From your Ubuntu desktop you can use scp like below:
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