WinSCP is a free, open-source file-transfer application that uses File Transfer Protocol, Secure Shell File Transfer Protocol and Secure Copy Protocol for plain or secure file transfer. The ...

Ernie Smith is a former contributor to BizTech, an old-school blogger who specializes in side projects, and a tech history nut who researches vintage operating systems for fun. The more distributed ...

Looking for secure file transfer software tools for your network? We explore the most popular SFTP clients to help you decide which one is right for you. Secure File Transfer Protocol (SFTP) client ...

I would say that sftp it is, somehow, a "client"; meaning that it launches an "ftp-like" program; while scp only accepts arguments given on the CLI. Am I clear, does this make any sense? Perhaps this ...

I’ve never had much to complain about with PuTTY or WinSCP on their own. PuTTY is still one of the straightforward ways to use SSH in Windows, and WinSCP handles file transfers very well. The hassle ...

Last week’s README file demonstrated how easy it is to turn virtually any desktop machine into an SFTP server. Today’s piece shows how to automate a well-known Windows open source SFTP client using ...

If you’re a Windows user and you’re connecting securely to remote machines, you’ve probably heard about WinSCP. This multi-functional open source tool has been around since 2000 and it’s now ...

To transfer files back and forth to CS unix servers from a unix system, use either the scp(non-interactive) or sftp(interactive) commands. Both of these commands will ...