How can I copy a file from a remote server to using Putty in Windows?
WindowsPuttyPscpWindows Problem Overview
How do I copy a file from a remote server to my local Windows system using a Putty session?
Windows Solutions
Solution 1 - Windows
It worked using PSCP. Instructions:
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Download PSCP.EXE from Putty download page
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Open command prompt and type
set PATH=<path to the pscp.exe file>
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In command prompt point to the location of the pscp.exe using cd command
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Type
pscp
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use the following command to copy file form remote server to the local system
pscp [options] [user@]host:source target
So to copy the file /etc/hosts
from the server example.com
as user fred
to the file
c:\temp\example-hosts.txt
, you would type:
pscp fred@example.com:/etc/hosts c:\temp\example-hosts.txt
Solution 2 - Windows
One of the putty tools is pscp.exe; it will allow you to copy files from your remote host.