Re: Transferring files over SSH in the console

[Ron Johnson <ron.l.johnson@cox.net>]

On 2010-03-21 18:25, Dotan Cohen wrote:
> > > No, scp is for sending files to a remote machine that the user has yet
> > > to connect to:
> > Eh?  I think you're imposing unneeded self limits.
>
> How so? With scp I can send file to the machine that I'm remotely connected to?

Of course.  It's a *copy* program.

$ man scp

SCP(1)                  BSD General Commands Manual

NAME
     scp — secure copy (remote file copy program)


> > sftp.
>
> ✈dcl:~$ sftp user@1.2.3.4
> Connecting to 1.2.3.4...
> user@1.2.3.4's password:
> sftp> which ls
> Invalid command.
> sftp>
>
> So there, no shell. I need a shell.

You wanted "put", I give you "put".


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