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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 [[scp|SCP protocol]] requirements WinSCP needs to know the size of converted text files before the transfer actually starts. For that 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 [[sftp|SFTP protocol]]. | ||
| ===== Changing Transfer Mode ===== | ===== Changing Transfer Mode ===== | ||
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| ===== Additional Modifications ===== | ===== Additional Modifications ===== | ||
| WinSCP can perform additional modifications to the text files during transfer, if configured so. Particularly, it can remove UTF-8 byte-order masks and eof-of-file marks from uploaded files with [[sftp|SFTP]] and [[scp|SCP]] protocols. See //[[ui_transfer_custom#upload_options|Remove BOM and EOF marks]]// transfer settings. | WinSCP can perform additional modifications to the text files during transfer, if configured so. Particularly, it can remove UTF-8 byte-order masks and eof-of-file marks from uploaded files with [[sftp|SFTP]] and [[scp|SCP]] protocols. See //[[ui_transfer_custom#upload_options|Remove BOM and EOF marks]]// transfer settings. | ||
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| + | ===== Transferring Large Text Files with SCP Protocol ===== | ||
| + | Note that due to [[scp|SCP protocol]] requirements WinSCP needs to know the size of converted text files before the transfer actually starts. For that 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 [[sftp|SFTP protocol]]. | ||