Transferring file from one server to another server [FTP, SFTP, SCP etc]

There are number of ways to transfer file from one server to another server, below are the few methods to to achieve the same

1. ftp
2. sftp
3. scp
4. windows software (Filehippo, WinScp , FileZilla etc)

We will discuss these in details

1. FTP transfer

File Transfer Protocols basically is set of rules on computer network to communicate with one another. This FTP tool or utility can be used to transfer files from one server to another server.

Below are the commands to use ftp

$ftp
User : 
Password :
ftp> bin  -- to transfer in binary format
ftp> cd
ftp> put/get -- put for sending from one server to another and get is vice versa
ftp>bye

2. SFTP transfer

As name suggest SFTP is secure file transfer protocol, it uses full security and authentication functionality of SSH. SFTP is new utility compared to FTP and recommended to use instead of FTP
This utility can be used using below commands
$sftp @
password : ***
sftp>cd
sftp> put/get -- put for sending from one server to another and get is vice versa
sftp> bye

3.SCP 

SCP is used for securely copying files from one server system to another server system. 
Below is syntax for the same

scp [OPTION] [user@]src_server:] file1 [user@]target_server:]file2
where 
[user@]src_server:] file1 -- source file
[user@]target_server:]file2 -- destination file

for example
scp text_file.txt  @:/

4. Windows software

There are number of freely available software on internet, choose your favourite one and transfer files using simple GUI
Below are few I came across

• FileZilla
• Filehippo
• WinScp
• FireFTP

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