Procedure for file transfer from one computer to another

You can transfer these files from sonoma to your unity account or other account using sftp (secure file transfer protocol). You can type

• sftp chastity.isis.unc.edu

At the sftp prompt change the directory to location of the files you want to transfer.

For example, if they are in /nas/ncsu/myname, at the "sftp>" prompt I would type

sftp> cd /nas/ncsu/myname

sftp> get [filename]

To retrieve multiple files use

sftp> prompt

sftp> mget *.dat

This command will transfer all of the files that have the .dat extension. The prompt command toggles between a mode that prompts you for a yes/no answer for each individual file.

To send multiple files use

sftp> prompt

sftp> mput *.dat

There are two modes of data transmission, ASCII and binary. The word “bin” toggles between these two. If your data is corrupted try rerunning sftp with the bin command.

sftp> bin