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Code Block language bash title Navigate to the directory that has the file you want to copy. cd Downloads
The scp command will have the following parts: scp <filename> <USERNAME>@<Remote_computer_address>:<location_you_want_the_file_copied_to_starting_with_a_/_mark>
Code Block language bash title use the scp command to transfer the remote file to to your local computer scp README <USERNAME>@ls5.tacc.utexas.edu:<pwd_you_copied_in_the_right_window> .*note the required punctuation:
- @ symbol following your username (same as is done in the ssh command)
- : following the remote computer address. Missing this mark is the 2nd most common mistake people make
- / immediately after the : mark. Missing this mark is the most common mistake people make.
Info title Explaining why this is the only actual required command As above, if you know the path to the directory you want to copy your file to, you do not need the Right window with the remote connection. Unfortunately, just as the remote computer doesn't know anything about your local computer, your local computer doesn't know anything about the nice shortcuts that exist on TACC such as the $SCRATCH variable. This means that in order to do this with a single window you would need to know what $SCRATCH is from memory.
Even assuming you did know the path to the directory you want, it has been extremely rare in my experience that transferring a file to TACC is the last step. Almost always it is actually the first step where once the file is transferred you immediately begin working on it there.
Upon hitting enter you should be prompted for your tacc password, and 1 time code.
- Switch back to the other window and use the ls command to see the file.
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