Sometimes it’s necessary to copy some files from a web server hosted on Linux only accessible by SSH protocol.

I will not detail how to use SSH nor the Putty Software (only on Windows).

Once connected wtih Putty, it’s possible to use the “scp” command on Linux.

scp [options] [[username@]source:]source-file [[username@]target:][target-file]

username : username on the server (source or target)

source : server address which contains the files to copy

target : server address where to copy files

Options

-p : doesn’t change the access DateTime and access rights of the files

-q : quiet mode

-r : recursive mode (to copy folders)

-v : verbose mode (print all command’s messages)

Oherwise it’s possible to use, on Windows, the WinSCP software which allows to use a GUI to copy files.