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

windows ssh copy sudo scp
HelloWorld picture HelloWorld · Jan 23, 2012 · Viewed 250.6k times · Source

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.

Answer

Serkan Yilmaz picture Serkan Yilmaz · Jan 23, 2012

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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