Summary¶
Here is a summary of the file transfer tools discussed in this course:
Tool | Features | Things to remember |
---|---|---|
FileZilla | Graphical, intuitive, simple | SFTP, my_cluster.se and my_username |
scp |
Terminal, simple, feels like a regular file copy | scp my_file.txt my_username@my_cluster.se:/home/my_username/ and scp -r my_folder my_username@my_cluster.se:/home/my_username/ |
rsync |
Terminal, powerful, flexible, feels like a regular file copy | rsync my_file.txt my_username@my_cluster.se:/home/my_username/ and rsync --recursive my_folder my_username@my_cluster.se:/home/my_username/ |
sftp |
Terminal, simple, feels like a file transfer portal | sftp and put and get |
Tips
- Archive folders with many files! - Less overhead and many files on the fly are included in the transfer!
- Compress files and folders! - Less size will be faster to transfer!