uploading files from my computer to an ubuntu server

Question

i'm connected to an Ubuntu server via putty (ssh). i want to be able to upload files from my computer to the server. the file i'm trying to upload is a .zip file, so are there any restrictions for that? I'm using windows 7 OS. please help.

Answer 1

It depends your local operating system you are using.

• If you are using Windows you can use winscp but you will have to unzip it before moving it to the Ubuntu server from what I know.

• If you are using Linux you can use the scp command line utility. For example you can run:

  scp path/to/file/tomove user@host:path/to/file/topaste
  

Answer 2

You can use scp line command to copy a file through ssh

        scp /path/to/file username@a:/path/to/destination

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