Artikel #32
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When using a Windows machine, how does one transfer files securely between Windows and UNIX? |
FTP, which has been the usual tool for file transfers between different systems, is insecure in many ways. Among other problems, it transmits the user name and password in plain text.
To transfer files securely between a Windows-based system and a UNIX-based system, a help program for PuTTY called pscp.
may be used.The program pscp may be downloaded from, for example, http://ftp.acc.umu.se/mirror/ftp.chiark.greenend.org.uk/putty/putty-latest/x86/ .
pscp is a Windows implementation of the UNIX command ssh, and uses the same syntax, in principle. For example, to copy the file
"janne.doc" to your home directory on peppar or salt, use
pscp janne.doc c97pdl@peppar.cs.umu.se:
For more information, run pscp with no arguments to see a list of options, or check the PuTTY help page at
http://support.cs.umu.se/software/usage/putty.html.
If you would rather use a program with a GUI, try WinSCP, which is a graphical client with an interface similar to that of the old Norton Commander or Midnight Commander. For more information, see http://winscp.sf.net/eng/.
FileZilla is another useful and cross-platform tool.