Follow the steps in this article to install and use the WinSCP software. WinSCP Download. WinSCP is a free open source software. The linux machine IP Address is Visit WinSCP software download page at here and download the software.
Double click on the downloaded WinSCP software setup. Accept the license for WinSCP by clicking on accept button and installation will be completed in your computer. You will see WinSCP shortcut in your desktop of your computer. Login using WinSCP. Enter the IP address , user name and password of the linux machine from which you want to transfer files to your computer. For my linux machine I have entered IP Address as Then Click on Login. You don't have to generate the key.
It reads the key on successful login to the machine. On the subsequent login this screen will not be presented for the same linux machine as the key for the machine is already stored in the WinSCP cache. One you click yes to store the SSH key of your machine. You will be presented with the following screen. Browsing directories. Before the download actually starts, the transfer options dialog will show.
There you will have a chance to change the transfer options or the target directory. You can avoid the dialog being shown in preferences. In such case you can change the transfer options by selecting preset on Transfer Settings toolbar.
If you hold Shift key while dragging the files, they will be moved to local directory i. If you prefer controlling application using keyboard, you will probably find Commander interface useful.
With Commander interface make sure that remote panel is still active. Before the upload actually starts, the transfer options dialog will show. Now on the right panel browse to the directory in the linux machine where the files you want to transfer are present. Also on the left panel browse to the directory in the windows computer to which you want to transfer the files. In the illustration I want to transfer file cli.
Transferring files, directories. At this point you are ready to transfer files from linux machine to your windows computer and vice versa. Click on the file on linux machine to select it and then drag it to the left towards left panel. The file will be transferred to your windows computer without any warning.
If you have a file with same name already present in the windows computer it will ask you if you want to overwrite the file and click Yes. The file will be overwritten. You can edit the file you transferred to your windows computer to make your changes. Now you want to transfer the file with all your changes from windows computer to your linux machine. Click on the file with all your changes on windows computer to select it and then drag it to the right towards right panel. The file will be transferred to your linux machine.
WinSCP will give you warning message. It will ask you if you want to overwrite the file and click Yes. Now you can see all your changes in the changed file in the linux machine. To transfer a directory between windows and linux click on the directory to select the directory which you want to transfer. Drag the directory between left panel and right panel to transfer the directory.
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