Can I use PuTTY to transfer files to my PC?

Question

I'm having trouble connecting to our cluster with WinSCP. Can I use PuTTY as an alternative?

How do I transfer files to my PC using PuTTY or some other alternative for WinSCP?

Answer 1

Yes:

1. Download the pscp.exe file from PuTTy.org. Click the file name and save it to your computer. If you want a PuTTY shell program, download and install putty.exe as well.

2. At the Windows command prompt, enter:

   pscp source_file_name userid@server_name:/path/destination_file_name.
   

   For example:

   c:\>pscp june06extract wrhse@warehouse.cit.cornell.edu:/mydata/june06extract.
   

   When prompted, enter your password for the server.