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Transfer files and folders from Windows to Linux with PSCP<\/span>
\nPaul<\/a><\/span>
\nTue, 10\/25\/2022 – 03:00<\/span><\/p>\n

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Are you looking for a way to quickly transfer files from your Windows computer to your Linux computer and back again? The open source PSCP utility makes it easy to transfer files and folders, and of course it’s open source.<\/p>\n

Setting your PATH in Windows<\/h2>\n

Knowing how to set your command path in Windows makes it easier to use a handy utility like PSCP. If you’re unfamiliar with that process, read how to set a PATH on Windows<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Using PSCP<\/h2>\n

PSCP (PuTTY Secure Copy Protocol) is a command-line tool for transferring files and folders from a Windows computer to a Linux computer.<\/p>\n

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  1. \n

    Download pscp.exe<\/code> from its website<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

  2. \n

    Move pscp.exe<\/code> to a folder in your PATH (for example, DesktopApp<\/code> if you followed the PATH tutorial here on Opensource.com<\/a>). If you haven’t set a PATH variable for yourself, you can alternately move pscp.exe<\/code> to the folder holding the files you’re going to transfer.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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    Open Powershell on your Windows computer using the search bar in the Windows taskbar (type ‘powershell` into the search bar.)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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    Type pscp \u2013version<\/code> to confirm that your computer can find the command.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    IP address<\/h2>\n

    Before you can make the transfer, you must know the IP address or fully-qualified domain name of the destination computer. Assuming it’s a computer on your same network, and that you’re not running a DNS server to resolve computer names, you can find the destination IP address using the ip<\/code> command on the Linux machine:<\/p>\n

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    [<\/span>linux]<\/span>$ ip addr<\/span> show |<\/span> grep<\/span> 'inet '<\/span>
    \ninet 127.0.0.1\/<\/span>8<\/span> scope host lo
    \ninet 192.168.1.23\/<\/span>24<\/span> brd 10.0.1.255 scope global noprefixroute eth0<\/div><\/div><\/pre>\n
    In all cases, 127.0.0.1 is a loopback address that the computer uses only to talk to itself, so in this example the correct address is 192.168.1.23. On your system, the IP address is likely to be different. If you’re not sure which is which, you can try each one in succession until you get the right one (and then write it down somewhere!)<\/p>\n
    Alternately, you can look in the settings of your router, which lists all addresses assigned over DHCP.<\/p>\n
    Firewalls and servers<\/h2>\n
    The pscp<\/code> command uses the OpenSSH protocol, so your Linux computer must be running the OpenSSH server software, and its firewall must allow SSH traffic.<\/p>\n
    If you’re not sure whether your Linux machine is running SSH, then run this command on the Linux machine:<\/p>\n
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    [<\/span>linux]<\/span>$ sudo<\/span> systemctl enable<\/span> --now<\/span> sshd<\/div><\/div><\/pre>\n
    To ensure your firewall allows SSH traffic, run this command:<\/p>\n
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    [<\/span>linux]<\/span>$ sudo<\/span> firewall-cmd --add-service<\/span> ssh<\/span> --permanent<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/pre>\n
    For more information on firewalls on Linux, read Make Linux stronger with firewalls<\/a>.<\/p>\n
    Transfer the file<\/h2>\n
    In this example, I have a file called pscp-test.txt<\/code> that I want to transfer from C:UserspaulDocuments<\/code> on my Windows computer to my destination Linux computer home directory \/_home_\/paul<\/code>.<\/p>\n
    Now that you have the pscp<\/code> command and the destination address, you’re ready to transfer the test file pscp-test.txt<\/code>. Open Powershell and use the dir<\/code> command to change to the Documents<\/code> folder, where the sample file is located:<\/p>\n
    PS> dir %USERPROFILE%Documents<\/p>\n
    Now execute the transfer:
    \n\u00a0<\/p>\n
    \n
    PS><\/span> pscp pscp-test.txt paul@<\/span>192.168.1.23:\/<\/span>home\/<\/span>paul
    |<\/span> Password:
    \nEnd of keyboard-interactive prompts from server
    \npscp-test.txt |<\/span> 0<\/span> kb |<\/span> 0.0<\/span> kB\/<\/span>s |<\/span> ETA: 00:00:00 |<\/span> 100<\/span>%<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/pre>\n
    Here’s the syntax, word for word:<\/p>\n