UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers

Hi,

I am fairly new to Unix. My school computers have only UNIX installed on them, and I wish to use them to do some parallel computing. To do so, I need to transfer the files from my Windows computer to my Unix account on a different computer.

I am using the SSH login with the Putty client. I can login and access my account no problem. However, I am having issues transferring the files using the scp command. Specifically, I am using
scp E:\PTF.fsp duchesne@nunatak1:global/home/FDTD/PT.fsp

but I recieve the error:
E: Name or service not known

It seems that the "E:" call is not correct, but how else can I specify the location of my file in windows? I have tried putting quotation marks around the file name, i.e. "E:\PTF.fsp", but to no avail. Also, if I simply remove the "E:", i.e.:

scp PTF.fsp duchesne@nunatak1:~/FDTD/PT.fsp
Password:
PTF.fsp: No such file or directory

so the scp command does work, but cannot find the file.

Can anyone help with this (most likely) trivial matter?

Thank you,

David

It sounds like you are saying that you are
1) Logging into your unix box with putty
2) trying to initiate a software transfer using scp between unix and your PC. But if I understand you right, you are entering this at a UNIX prompt, so the E:\...... is meaningless to UNIX.

I use putty but don't use it for file transfers. Suggest trying either WinSCP or SecureFX for scp type transfers.

Yes,

thank you awk, this is precisely my problem. It is more clear to me that I was doing this inccorectly. I have downloaded the WinSCP program, and the transfer is now 100 times easier.

Thanks again.

David