ssh and file transfer

[maxl stylee]

i'm not really sure how it works yet..

my friend and i both put up ssh daemons on our computers because we are constantly exchanging files for web development.

what i would i like to know is once i'm logged in.....how can i go about downloading these files and uploading my files?

do i have to start an ftp daemon on his computer and then ftp in?

thanks.

Alex

[ph34r]

Check out scp - secure copy. It sends one file at a time over a ssh connection.

[turdball2k]

Originally posted by maxl stylee:
i'm not really sure how it works yet..

my friend and i both put up ssh daemons on our computers because we are constantly exchanging files for web development.

what i would i like to know is once i'm logged in.....how can i go about downloading these files and uploading my files?

do i have to start an ftp daemon on his computer and then ftp in?

thanks.

Alex

sftp rocks!

geo

[jesterspet]

Depending on what version of SSH you have installed and are connecting to you can use either scp (secure copy) of sftp (secure FTP).

scp works for both SSH1 & SSH2. It simply copies the files to your local drive.

sftp works only in SSH2. however after you establish a connection to the computer, it works just like FTP. Much easier for folks like me to use, as I already know how to ftp via command prompt.

If you have never attempted to FTP via command prompt I would have ot say learn scp first. It doesn't have much of a learning curve, and works for both versions of SSH.

Hope this helps http://www.linuxnewbie.org/ubb/smile.gif


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