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Old 07-09-2010
scping files while logged in via ssh
Hi, I was wondering how I would copy a file from a server to my computer while being logged into the server via ssh. I know I can get the file by using scp or sftp while logged out, but is there a way to do this while in an ssh connection?
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Old 07-09-2010
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You've apparently logged into the server with ssh and you have a terminal shell running. If your client is also running an ssh daemon (that means, you can log into it remotely), you can scp the file from the server.

For example, assume that the server's name is 'waco' and the client's name is 'laredo'. Here is an example to copy a file from waco to laredo -- the user's name has been changed to 'xxxxxx':
Code:

laredo:~ xxxxxx$ mkdir tmp
laredo:~ xxxxxx$ ssh waco
Linux waco 2.6.32-23-generic #37-Ubuntu SMP Fri Jun 11 08:03:28 UTC 2010 x86_64 GNU/Linux
Ubuntu 10.04 LTS

Welcome to Ubuntu!
 * Documentation:  https://help.ubuntu.com/

Last login: Fri Jul  9 19:38:58 2010 from laredo
xxxxxx@waco:~$ cd Documents/
xxxxxx@waco:~/Documents$ ls -l
total 155212
-rw-r--r-- 1 xxxxxx xxxxxx 130720176 2010-02-15 14:45 Blue_Angles_HD.mp4
xxxxxx@waco:~/Documents$ scp Blue_Angles_HD.mp4 laredo:/Users/xxxxxx/tmp
Blue_Angles_HD.mp4                                                                    100%  125MB   2.0MB/s   01:03    
xxxxxx@waco:~/Documents$ logout
Connection to waco closed.
laredo:~ xxxxxx$ cd tmp
laredo:tmp xxxxxx$ ls -l
total 255320
-rw-r--r--  1 xxxxxx  staff  130720176 Jul  9 19:42 Blue_Angles_HD.mp4
laredo:tmp xxxxxx$

Last edited by pludi; 07-10-2010 at 11:42 AM.. Reason: code tags, please...
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Old 07-10-2010
Thanks for the reply. I thought I might have to enable ssh and use two shells at once. This isn't ideal for me, I don't want to have to enable ssh on my local computer, but thanks for the help.
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Old 07-10-2010
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Originally Posted by Colecf
Thanks for the reply. I thought I might have to enable ssh and use two shells at once. This isn't ideal for me, I don't want to have to enable ssh on my local computer, but thanks for the help.
While addressing your earlier problem, there's certainly no reason why you can't run your login shell and use something like FileZilla at the same time to copy files back and forth.

I recommend using FileZilla (FileZilla - Client Download). I you are looking for a good SSH shell for Windows, try Putty.
 
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