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Copying remote file to a specified path on local desktop using scp

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Mar 15, 202657905 views
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Problem

I was trying to copy a file from remote server using SCP but its giving the following error. ssh: Could not resolve hostname C: hostname nor servname provided, or not known Its assuming C: as hostname but its just the drive name..Please let me how to specify explicitly like some escaping to get rid…

Error Output

bash-3.2$ scp username@server:main.php C:\main.php

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Fix for: Copying remote file to a specified path on local desktop using scp

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If you are using Cygwin's , you might try using the Cygwin paths: You could also use the and commands included in the PuTTY package – they are native Win32 programs and won't complain about Windows paths. Alternatively, WinSCP is a good SCP/SFTP cli…

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