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| ===== Editing Binary Files ===== | ===== Editing Binary Files ===== | ||
| Learn how to edit [[task_edit#editing_binary_files|remote binary file locally]]. | Learn how to edit [[task_edit#editing_binary_files|remote binary file locally]]. | ||
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| + | ===== Transferring Large Text Files with SCP Protocol ===== | ||
| + | Note that due to [[protocols|SCP protocol]] requirements WinSCP needs to know size of converted test file before the transfer actually starts. For the reason with SCP protocol, the whole file is converted in memory before the transfer. | ||
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| + | If the file is too large (not common for text files), you can run out of memory during conversion. So to transfer large text file, either force binary mode (if possible) or switch to [[protocols|SFTP protocol]]. | ||