How would I copy somefile.zip to another directory?
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If you are connected to a shell session via ssh, and the file exists on the remote system, you can use the cp command.
cp sourcefile destfile
If the file exists on the local system you should use sftp. If your local machine runs Windows, WinSCP is an excellent sftp client.
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why would you use sftp when you have scp, which goes over SSH so it doesn't require any extra software or ports? – rmeador Oct 21 '09 at 19:46
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The original poster didn't say they had
scp. Assuming they don't have it, WinSCP is much easier. Furthemore, sftp uses the same port as ssh. – G-Wiz Oct 21 '09 at 20:15
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Assuming you're using the command line then like this
scp myfile.txt dest/
for a local file or alternatively
scp user@myserver:/path/to/myfile.txt user@myserver:/path/to/dest/
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If you are using Win32, Tunnellier is a reasonable solution which not only allows file transfer, but secure remote access as well.
