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Working with File Names and Paths

WinSCP offers set of features to work with names of files and directory paths.

Clipboard
Command Line
Custom Commands

Clipboard

File Name

You can copy names of files selected in file panel to clipboard, either just names or full paths. Go to File(s) > File Names > Copy to Clipboard or Copy to Clipboard (Include Paths). The command is also available from file context menu.

File URL

You can also copy file URL to clipboard. URL will be in format:

<protocol>://<session>/<path>/<filename>

where protocol is protocol name and session is name of currently opened stored session or user@host (see session URL). This is URL format that WinSCP understands, when registered to handle SFTP and SCP protocols URL addresses.

See example of custom command that puts HTTP (web page) URL of file to clipboard.

Current Working Directory

To copy path to current working directory to clipboard, go to Commands > Copy Path to Clipboard in Explorer interface or Local (Remote) > Copy Path to Clipboard in Commander interface.

You can also open directory whose path is stored in clipboard.

Command Line

You can insert names of files selected in active file panel to command line in Commander interface. Use command Files > File Names > Insert to Command Line (or press Ctrl+Enter).