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| ===== What is SSH Client? ===== | ===== What is SSH Client? ===== | ||
| - | An SSH client is a software which uses the secure shell protocol to connect to a remote computer. WinSCP supports two secure file transfer protocols based on SSH: | + | An SSH client is a software which uses the SSH protocol to connect to a remote computer. |
| - | * [[protocols#sftp|SFTP]] (SSH File Transfer Protocol) and | + | |
| - | * [[protocols#scp|SCP]] (Secure Copy Protocol). | + | |
| - | ===== SFTP Client or SCP Client? ===== | + | In general SSH protocol can be used for two purposes, file transfers and terminal access. |
| - | WinSCP integrates both! A default mode of operation is to use SFTP with a fall-back to SCP. In fact WinSCP supports a variety of transfer protocols, so you can use the same tool for both secure and insecure file copying. Read more about the [[protocols|WinSCP supported protocols]]. | + | |
| + | ===== SSH File Transfers ===== | ||
| + | File transfers are primary focus of WinSCP. | ||
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| + | WinSCP supports [[protocols#sftp|SFTP]] (SSH File Transfer Protocol) for secure file transfers. In addition to that it also supports legacy [[protocols#scp|SCP]] (Secure Copy Protocol). | ||
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| + | You can use WinSCP to transfer files both manually and [[guide_automation|automatically]]. | ||
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| + | ===== SSH Terminal Access ===== | ||
| + | While WinSCP does not focus on terminal access, it has basic support for it. | ||
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| + | You can execute [[remote_command|remote commands]] via SSH terminal both manually and [[script_commands#call|automatically]]. | ||
| ===== Further Reading ===== | ===== Further Reading ===== | ||
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| * Other [[guides|guides]] to using WinSCP | * Other [[guides|guides]] to using WinSCP | ||
| * [[ssh|Understanding SSH]] | * [[ssh|Understanding SSH]] | ||
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