Copying a local file from Windows to a remote server using scp

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So  I m attempting to simply transfer folder of files from my local computer to a server via ssh and scp   After sudoing I m using the command as follows   scp -r C  desktop myfolder deployments  user host  path to whereyouwant thefile   I get the error      ssh  C  Name or service not known   I m guessing its my syntax for c  desktop etc   Any ideas     BTW I m using putty   Windows 7

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If your drive letter is C  you should be able to use   scp -r  desktop myfolder deployments  user host  path to whereyouwant thefile   without drive letter and backslashes instead of forward slashes    You are using putty  so you can use pscp  It is better adapted to Windows

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Drive letter can be used in the source like  scp  c path to file txt user server  dir1 file txt

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On windows you can use a graphic interface of scp using winSCP  A nice free software that implements SFTP protocol

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Drive letters can be used in the target like  scp some file user host  c temp   where c is the drive letter   It s treated like a directory   Maybe this works on the source  too

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I see this post is very old  but in my search for an answer to this very question  I was unable to unearth a solution from the vast internet super highway   I  therefore  hope I can contribute and help someone as they too find themselves stumbling for an answer   This simple  natural question does not seem to be documented anywhere   On Windows 10 Pro connecting to Windows 10 Pro  both running OpenSSH  Windows version 7 7p1  LibreSSL 2 6 5   I was able to find a solution by trial and error   Though surprisingly simple  it took a while   I found the required syntax to be  BY EXAMPLE INSTEAD OF MORE OBSCURE AND INCOMPLETE TEMPLATES   Transferring securely from a remote system to your local system   scp user remotehost  D mySrcCode ProjectFooBar somefile cpp C  myRepo ProjectFooBar   or going the other way around   scp C  myRepo ProjectFooBar somefile cpp user remotehost  D mySrcCode ProjectFooBar   I also found that if spaces are in the path  the quotations should begin following the remote host name   scp user remotehost   D My Long Folder Name somefile cpp  C  myRepo SimplerNamerBro   Also  for your particular case  I echo what Cornel says       On Windows  use backslash  at least at conventional command console    Kind Regards  RocketCityElectromagnetics

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You can also try this   scp -r  cygdrive c desktop myfolder deployments  user host  path to whereyouwant thefile

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I have found it easiest to use a graphical interface on windows  I recommend mobaXTerm it has ssh  scp  ftp  remote desktop  and many more  but if you are set on command line I would recommend cd ing into the directory with the source folder then  scp -r yourFolder username server  path to dir  the -r indicates recursive to be used on directories

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