How do I download SCP and ssh on Cygwin?

ssh cygwin scp
Asher picture Asher · Sep 8, 2013 · Viewed 55.6k times · Source

I have downloaded Cygwin on windows 8 and use it for python scripts. How do I get SCP and ssh on Cygwin without having to use WinSCP and Putty?

Answer

Desty picture Desty · Nov 19, 2013

When you run the Cygwin installer again to install new packages, you might notice that searching for "scp" produces no results.

It's actually part of the "openssh" package.

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