Download a file Linux to windows using SSH
Here we will discuss the way to copy files from linux server to windows machine by using SSH using windows command line.
- Download and Install PUTTY from https://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/latest.html
- Go to command line and PUTTY location by using command cd YOUR_PUTTY_PATH
- Command syntax:
pscp <Path_To_Source_File> <Path_to_Destination>
and examples are as below
- Example command to copy file from local machine to server
pscp C:\Users\chandra\Documents\data.ext [email protected]:/data/chandra
- Example command from server to local machine
pscp [email protected]:/data/chandra C:\Users\chandra\Documents\data.ext
The major Advantage of using pscp command is that it gives facility to connect to your linux server using SSH details. It gives alternate of scp and rsync command of linux with the flexibility to use it in windows environment.
The drawback/disadvantage of using pscp command is that you can’t run multiple commands together. Although creating a batch file could be an option.
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Chandra Shekhar
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Chandra Shekhar Pandey is Google certified Cloud engineer, I am Magento2 Trained developer. Having huge experience in designing cloud solution. I have around 12 years of experience with world enterprise IT companies and fortune 500 clients. During my architecture design I am always caring about high availability, fast performance and resilient system. From the programmer background I have huge experience in LAMP stack as well. Throughout my carrier I have worked on Retail, E-Learning, Video Conferencing and social media domain. The motive of creating cutehits was just to share the knowledge/solutions I get to know during my day to day life so that if possible I can help someone for same problems/solutions. CuteHits.com is a really a very effort for sharing knowledge to rest of the world. For any query/suggestion about same you can contact me on below details:-
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