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How do I transfer a file to my server using PuTTY?
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when calling SCP in PuTTY on my Win7 box, it doesn't let me use C:/, but I also have no idea where on my local machine it will look for files by default. None of program directory or user directory worked. For example, I saved file.txt next to PuTTY.exe, and also in C:\Users\Me but calling SCP file…
Error Output
SCP file.txt myserver:file.txt
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Have you tried something like The manual for Putty suggests To send (a) file(s) to a remote server: So to copy the local file to the server as user to the file you would type: Postscript The Putty download page lets you download - a complete set of …
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