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use SCP or RSYNC to copy files from one computer to another
#for scp or rsync src and dest patterns are the same
scp /source/path/to/files [email protected]:/destination/pathh/to/files
#on Windows scp will work with Cygwin
##From local Windows machine to remote server. CD your way to the directory holding your file(s)
scp files.zip [email protected]:/home/projects
##From remote server to your local Windows machine. CD your way to the directory where you want to save your file
scp [email protected]:/home/projects/your_file.csv ./
#the great thing about rsync is the --partial option, and the ability to not over-write priviously uploaded files.
#example:
rsync --progress --partial --rsh=ssh *.tif [email protected]:/home/imagery/2013
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