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Command Line Basics: SSH and SCP

Video by Addison BerryApril 8, 2010 - 11:12am

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In this video you'll see how simple it is to connect to a remote server using SSH (secure shell). We'll also look at how you can quickly and securely copy files from a remote server using the SCP command (secure copy). These are both invaluable tools when working with servers that you don't have physical access to.

Comments

Rob (not verified) on April 9, 2010 - 4:32pm

Thanks!

Thanks - nice simple tutorial.

Daglees (not verified) on April 11, 2010 - 12:31pm

Thanks

Great tips, I didn't know it'd be so simple to scp from local to remote.

Also, I want your wallpaper.

April 11, 2010 - 7:33pm Addison Berry

Flame Nebula

My wallpaper in that video is an image from APOD (Astronomy Picture of the Day), The Flame Nebula, http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap100112.html.

Daglees (not verified) on April 12, 2010 - 3:05am

Got it

Lovely stuff, thanks for the link.

A Coates (not verified) on April 13, 2010 - 9:32pm

SSH and SCP video blog

I admire your ability to clearly and succinctly share valuable skills. Well done! Looking forward to more.

Elijah Lynn (not verified) on April 14, 2010 - 8:50am

Fantastic Addison

I have been wondering how to do this for ages (actually about a year)!!!

Love it!

Charlie (not verified) on April 22, 2010 - 3:32pm

Great video

I'll have to bookmark this link. I know I avoided CLI for a long time because a GUI "seemed" much easier and more powerful, but this is a great video for users that need to get this simple stuff under their belt.

double (not verified) on May 15, 2010 - 2:49pm

ignore with scp

How can you configure scp to ignore certain files like .DS_Store files, for example?

Anja (not verified) on May 31, 2010 - 6:58am

Wow, another great and useful

Wow, another great and useful video for me. I just switched from PC to Mac and use the command line much more often now. I saw that you did something to move the cursor up one line instead of going back one by one with the left arrow key, which I use and hate since I keep misspelling things and it takes forever to go back that way. I tried a few keyboard combinations, but couldn't find out how it's done. Mind sharing? :)

Stefan (not verified) on June 27, 2010 - 5:59pm

Very Helpful

Thanks heaps for this tutorial. I eventually got me started with the command line.