How to download files from remote servers

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Resolved my issue. Clear instructions. Easy to follow. No jargon. Pictures helped. Didn't match my screen. This network can be public like the Internet or private like LAN Local Area Network and SSH makes it possible for these machines to be accessible but what about downloading their associated files?

This article is for the Linux user on a desktop environment who wishes to access and download files on a remote Linux server environment via SSH. You need to have authenticated access to these two Linux environments and some familiarity with the Linux command-line interface. Firstly, you should know the username and the IP address or hostname of the remote server from where you wish to retrieve a specific file.

Secondly, you should accurately specify the relative path to your download file location on the remote server and the relative path to the download file storage location on your desktop computer. I'm using a Mac and connecting via terminal.

I type the following: In this article, we will show you how to upload a local directory to remote Linux server or download remote directory to local machine using sFTP in Linux. I then enter my password and get the following error: Any help? For example, the command used for this example is:. Open up a command line in Windows.

Windows 10 already has SCP installed by default. The color contrasts with the yellow, and syntax highlighting is a nice change from the drab command line.

As you can see, you first need to confirm the connection using the RSA fingerprint of the remote server. Replace [UserName] with your own Windows username.

Each RSA fingerprint is added on a new line.