[linux] scp from Linux to Windows

I am running a putty client on a Windows machine to connect successfully to a Linux box. Now I want to be able to copy a file from the Linux machine under the path /home/ubuntu/myfile to C:/Users/Anshul/Desktop on my local computer. The user at the Windows machine is anshul. I am giving the following command on putty but it is not working:

scp /home/ubuntu/myfile ip_address_of_windows_machine:C:/Users/Anshul/Desktop 

I think the path for the Windows machine is wrong. Please help as I have banged my head on a large number of forums but none seem to give correct path for Windows server. Don't suggest alternate options like WinScp

Here is the solution to copy files from Linux to Windows using SCP without password by ssh:

1. Install sshpass in Linux machine to skip password prompt

2. Script

   sshpass -p 'xxxxxxx' scp /home/user1/*.* [email protected]:/d/test/

Details:

sshpass -p 'password' scp /source_path/*.* windowsusername@windowsMachine_ip:/destination_drive/subfolder/

Windows doesn't support SSH/SCP/SFTP natively. Are you running an SSH server application on that Windows server? If so, one of the configuration options is probably where the root is, and you would specify paths relative to that root. In any case, check the documentation for the SSH server application you are running in Windows.

Alternatively, use smbclient to push the file to a Windows share.

You could use something like the following

scp -r username_Linuxmachine@LinuxMachineAddress:Path/To/File Path/To/Local/System/Directory

This will copy the File to the specified local directory on the system you are currently working on.

The -r flag tells scp to recursively copy if the remote path is indeed a directory.

I had to use pscp like above Hesham's post once I downloaded and installed putty. I did it to Windows from Linux on Windows so I entered the following:

c:\ssl>pscp username@linuxserver:keenan/ssl/* .

This will copy everything in the keenan/ssl folder to the local folder (.) you performed this command from (c:\ssl). The keenan/ssl will specify the home folder of the username user, for example the full path would be /home/username/keenan/ssl. You can specify a different folder using a forward slash (/), such as

c:\ssl>pscp username@linuxserver:/home/username/keenan/ssl/* .

So you can specify any folder at the root of Linux using :/.

If you want to copy paste files from Unix to Windows and Windows to Unix just use filezilla with port 22.

I know this is old but I was struggling with the same. I haven't found a way to change directories, but if you just want to work with the C drive, scp defaults to C. To scp from Ubuntu to Windows, I ended up having to use (notice the double back-slashes):

scp /local/file/path [email protected]:Users\\Anshul\\Desktop

Hope this helps someone.

As @Hesham Eraqi suggested, it worked for me in this way (transfering from Ubuntu to Windows (I tried to add a comment in that answer but because of reputation, I couldn't)):

pscp -v -r -P 53670 [email protected]:/data/genetic_map/sample/P2_283/* \\Desktop-mojbd3n\d\cc_01-1940_data\

where:

-v: show verbose messages.
-r: copy directories recursively.
-P: connect to specified port.
53670: the port number to connect the Ubuntu server.
\\Desktop-mojbd3n\d\genetic_map_data\: I needed to transfer to an external HDD, thus I had to give permissions of sharing to this device.

For all, who has installed GiT completly with "Git Bash": You can just write:

scp login@ip_addres:/location/to/folders/file.tar .

(with space and DOT at the end to copy to current location). Than just add certificate (y), write password and that's all.

Access from Windows by Git Bash console:

scp root@ip:/etc/../your-file "C:/Users/XXX/Download"

To send a file from windows to linux system

scp path-to-file user@ipaddress:/path-to-destination

Example:

scp C:/Users/adarsh/Desktop/Document.txt [email protected]:/tmp

keep in mind that there need to use forward slash(/) inplace of backward slash(\) in for the file in windows path else it will show an error

C:UsersadarshDesktopDocument.txt: No such file or directory

. After executing scp command you will ask for password of root user in linux machine. There you GO...

To send a file from linux to windows system

scp -r user@ipaddress:/path-to-file path-to-destination

Example:

scp -r [email protected]:/tmp/Document.txt C:/Users/adarsh/Desktop/

and provide your linux password. only one you have to add in this command is -r. Thanks.

This one worked for me.

scp /home/ubuntu/myfile username@IP_of_windows_machine:/C:/Users/Anshul/Desktop 

Try this, it really works.

$ scp username@from_host_ip:/home/ubuntu/myfile /cygdrive/c/Users/Anshul/Desktop

And for copying all files

$ scp -r username@from_host_ip:/home/ubuntu/ *. * /cygdrive/c/Users/Anshul/Desktop

Download pscp from Putty download page, then use it from Windows Command Line CMD as follows:

pscp username_linux_machine@ip_of_linux_machine:/home/ubuntu/myfile.ext C:\Users\Name\Downloads

Copying starts once you enter the password for the Linux machine.

Open bash window. Preferably git bash. write

scp username@remote_ip:/directory_of_file/filename 'windows_location_you_want_to_store_the_file'

Example:

Suppose your username is jewel

your IP is 176.35.96.32

your remote file location is /usr/local/forme

your filename is logs.zip

and you want to store in your windows PC's D drive forme folder then the command will be

scp [email protected]:/usr/local/forme/logs.zip 'D:/forme'

**Keep the local file directory inside single quote.

Your code isn't working because c:/ or d:/ is totally wrong for linux just use /mnt/c or/mnt/c

From your local windows10-ubuntu bash use this command:

for download: (from your remote server folder to d:/ubuntu) :

scp username@ipaddress:/folder/file.txt /mnt/d/ubuntu

Then type your remote server password if there is need.

for upload: (from d:/ubuntu to remote server ) :

scp /mnt/d/ubuntu/file.txt username@ipaddress:/folder/file.txt 

Then type your remote server password if there is need. note: I tested and it worked.

Try this:

scp /home/ubuntu/myfile C:\users\Anshul\Desktop