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==== Pushing files with custom command ==== | ==== Pushing files with custom command ==== | ||
- | With SFTP and SCP protocols, you can push the selected remote files to another server using [[custom_commands#fxp|scp 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]]. |
==== Pulling files with remote command ==== | ==== Pulling files with remote command ==== | ||
- | With SFTP and SCP protocols, you can use suitable [[remote_command|remote command]] to download files to the remote server from another server. E.g.: | + | 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> | <code> | ||
wget ftp://username:password@otherhost:/path/file ./ | wget ftp://username:password@otherhost:/path/file ./ | ||
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==== Reasons why the feature is not built into ==== | ==== Reasons why the feature is not built into ==== | ||
- | * [[SFTP]] protocol does not allow this. | + | * The [[SFTP]] protocol does not allow this. |
- | * With [[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 authenticate on the second server from the first one (note that it would not be possible to use an interactive password authentication). See [[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. | + | * 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. |
- | * [[FTP]] protocol has an FXP extension that allows this, but it is not supported by WinSCP. [[bug>309]] | + | * The [[FTP]] protocol has an FXP extension that allows this, but it is not supported by WinSCP. [[bug>309]] |