[nflug] ssh file transfer

[eric]

Thank you Sam, this will be fun.

Sam Stern wrote:

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>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: nflug-bounces at nflug.org 
>>[mailto:nflug-bounces at nflug.org] On Behalf Of eric
>>Sent: Wednesday, September 27, 2006 10:29 AM
>>To: nflug at nflug.org
>>Subject: [nflug] ssh file transfer
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>>Hi, I was wondering if you can upload a file from your local 
>>computer to
>>a remote computer whilst still logged into ssh.  I have been 
>>using scp,
>>but I suppose I could just use scp while I am in the ssh, just seems
>>kind of redundent.
>>thanks,
>>eric
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>Hi Eric,
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>This is possible in theory, using the right terminal emulator and a transfer
>program like Kermit, x|y|zmodem but clunky and pretty much no longer
>supported. Now I should note that issuing an scp in the ssh session will NOT
>double encrypt the data you are sending; if you issue scp (or sftp or ftp or
>rsync or whatever) to transfer files in a ssh session the file transfer
>program you select will open a new session to the "remote" host - completely
>independent of your current ssh session (unless you had the foresight to use
>an ssh tunnel).
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>I suspect the core problem here is how you are working:
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>At the local system issue a "man screen". Learn screen. Screen is your
>friend. Screen is good food. Learn to cut and paste in screen. This is a
>good thing (tm)
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>Now here is an example of how one would use screen to avoid the situation
>you are finding yourself in:
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>On your local system issue a "screen"
>Now "ctl-a ctl-c" this makes a second "window"
>You are at window 1
>Ctl-a 0 switches to the first window
>Ctl-a 1 switches to the second window
>Et viola! Ssh to the remote host in one of the windows and copy the files
>with scp in the second!
>Easy one you get the hang of it.
>NB: screen remaps ctl-a which bash uses to go to the begging of the line. So
>in bash, after issuing a screen, ctl-a a sends bash a ctl-a ;>
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>HTH,
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>Sam S.
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