File Transfer
=============

Using SCP
---------

Copy a local file to the server:

.. code-block:: bash

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

Copy a directory recursively:

.. code-block:: bash

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

Download a file:

.. code-block:: bash

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

Using Rsync
-----------

Synchronize a directory:

.. code-block:: bash

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

Download a directory:

.. code-block:: bash

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

Recommended Directory Structure
-------------------------------

Example:

.. code-block:: text

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

Checking Disk Usage
-------------------

Show directory size:

.. code-block:: bash

   du -sh *

Check available space:

.. code-block:: bash

   df -h