Transferring files to and from M3

Overview

Teaching: 15 min
Exercises: 0 min

Questions

• How can I transfer data between M3 and my local machine?

Objectives

• WinSCP, FileZilla

command line (via terminal)

Another option for advanced Mac and Linux users is to use the scp command from the terminal. Open a new terminal, but don’t connect to M3. The scp command works like this:

scp <path_to_source> username@m3.smu.edu:<path_to_destination>

For example, here is the scp command to copy a file from the current directory on my local machine to my home directory on M3 (tuev is my M3 username:)

scp myfile.txt tuev@m3.smu.edu:/home/tuev/

… and to do the same in reverse, i.e., copy from M3 to my local machine:

scp tuev@m3.smu.edu:/home/tuev/myfile.txt .

The . represents the working directory on the local machine.

To copy entire folders, include the -r flag:

scp -r myfolder tuev@m2.smu.edu:/home/tuev/

Transfer file via hpc.smu.edu

Key Points

• Windows users can use WinSCP for file transfer

• Mac users can use FileZilla

• In terminal, use scp (secure copy via ssh)