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Hi,
I should copy a file from my computer in folder on a server.
I use
sftp account@computername
and insert the password.
then I write

sftp> put /home/path/file

to copy the file in my accont folder but this command doesn't work and it says that it couldn't find the file.
Hope I was clear, anyway if it's not please excuse me.
I'm not an expert at all.
What can I do?
Thanks.

You may be confusing the local and remote path. You could try

Code:

cd /remote/path
lcd /local/path
put file

Sorry but I didn't understand what you wanted me to do .
Could you please explain in a simple way?
Thank you

put /home/path/filename
The error you got says that filename was not found. On the computer you are sending FROM. It means you either did not spell it correctly or you got the wrong name.

files have two parts to their name
/path/to/directory
this is the directory (or windows speak a folder) the file lives in

myfile is an example file name, not a complete file specification either.

so:
/path/to/directory/myfile is a complete file specification

Before you sftp, try

Code:

ls /path/to/directory/myfile

This MUST show your file back to you, with no error.

Next connect via sftp, then

Code:

put /path/to/directory/myfile

Hi, thank you.
I didn't see if you told me to write right

ls /path/to/directory/hm.c

in the terminal...anyway if so, it doesn't work and terminal says:

ls: impossibile accedere a /path/to/directory/hm.c: Nessun file o directory

that is, traslated from italian, "it is impossible to access tp /path/to/directory/hm.c: No file or directory"

(hm.c is the file I should copy)
If I write ls and the supposed path i used to write, the terminal writes again the path I supposed to be true so just can't see why it couldn't find it when i used sftp connection.

I am not communicating with you very well. We have to locate the REAL name of your file.

Code:

find / -type f -name hm.c -print 2>/dev/null

Please post what this command gives you.