File Transfer

Using SCP

Copy a local file to the server:

scp file.txt username@server.example.edu:~/

Copy a directory recursively:

scp -r project username@server.example.edu:~/

Download a file:

scp username@server.example.edu:~/results.csv .

Using Rsync

Synchronize a directory:

rsync -avP project/ username@server.example.edu:~/project/

Download a directory:

rsync -avP username@server.example.edu:~/project/ ./project/

Recommended Directory Structure

Example:

home/
├── projects/
├── data/
├── notebooks/
└── results/

Checking Disk Usage

Show directory size:

du -sh *

Check available space:

df -h