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| - | ====== Can I transfer files between two remote servers with WinSCP ====== | + | ====== Can I transfer files between two remote servers with WinSCP? ====== |
| - | ===== If you want to transfers files directly from one server to another ===== | + | |
| - | You cannot. | + | |
| - | SFTP protocol does not allow this at all. | + | ===== [[via_local]] To transfer files between the two servers via local workstation ===== |
| + | See documentation to learn how to [[task_move_duplicate#duplicate|duplicate files between sessions]]. | ||
| - | With SCP protocol it may be theoretically possible. However it has many drawbacks. It would require not only huge changes in WinSCP, but also many extensive configuration changes on both servers to allow authenticate on the second server from the first one (note that it would not be possible to use password authetication). So practically it would not have any advantage for most users. | + | There is also an extension to [[extension_synchronize_another_server|synchronize files between servers]]. |
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| + | ===== To transfer files directly from one server to another ===== | ||
| + | This feature is not built into WinSCP, for reasons listed further down. Yet, there are ways to utilize some advanced features of WinSCP to achieve the task. | ||
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| + | ==== [[custom_command]] Pushing files with custom command ==== | ||
| + | With the [[SFTP]] and [[SCP]] protocols, you can push the selected remote files to another server using the [[custom_commands#fxp|''scp'' custom command]]. | ||
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| + | ==== Pulling files with remote command ==== | ||
| + | With the %%SFTP%% and %%SCP%% protocols, you can use a suitable [[remote_command|remote command]] to download files to the remote server from another server. E.g.: | ||
| + | <code> | ||
| + | wget ftp://username:password@otherhost:/path/file ./ | ||
| + | </code> | ||
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| + | ==== Reasons why the feature is not built into ==== | ||
| + | * The [[SFTP]] protocol does not allow this. | ||
| + | * With the [[SCP]] protocol it may be theoretically possible. However it has many drawbacks. It would require not only major changes in WinSCP, but also many configuration changes on both servers to allow authentication on the second server from the first one (note that it would not be possible to use an interactive password authentication). See the [[custom_commands#fxp|scp custom command]] for details. So practically it would have advantage for advanced users only, who can use the "custom command" solution easily. | ||
| + | * The [[FTP]] protocol has an [[wp>File_eXchange_Protocol|FXP extension]] that allows this, but it is disabled on majority of FTP servers. [[bug>309]] | ||
| - | ===== If you want to transfers files between the two servers via local workstation ===== | ||
| - | Unfortunately WinSCP does not support this too well, but you may open two instances of WinSCP, connect to each of the servers and then use drag&drop between them. Note that you need to have disabled the [[dragext|drag&drop shell extension]] first (see Drag&drop tab in the Prefereneces dialog). Files will be transfered thru your local computer, using the temporary folder of your workstation. | ||