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 ## Prerequisite
 Generate a public/private key pair by following [Generating Key Pair and Registering Public Key](/login/pubkey), and register the public key via [the User Portal](https://web.kudpc.kyoto-u.ac.jp/portal/). 
 
 ## How to transfer files{#transfer}
 We provide instructions for connecting using scp and sftp commands. On Windows, you can also connect using [MobaXterm](/login/mobaxterm). MobaXterm allows file transfers via GUI. 
 

 ### Connection Destination

 The host names for each system are as follows.
 
 | System Name | Host Name | Note |
 | --- | --- | --- |
 | File Transfer Server | hpcfs.kudpc.kyoto-u.ac.jp | **recommended**<br>Consists of two servers. Dedicated SFTP and RSYNC servers with no time limits. |

 | System A | camphor.kudpc.kyoto-u.ac.jp | Consists of two login nodes. |

 | System B/Cloud | laurel.kudpc.kyoto-u.ac.jp |Consists of three login nodes. |
 | System C | cinnamon.kudpc.kyoto-u.ac.jp | Consists of three login nodes. |
 | System G | gardenia.kudpc.kyoto-u.ac.jp | Consists of two login nodes. |
 <!--
 | A | camphor.kudpc.kyoto-u.ac.jp | Consists of two login nodes. |
 | B | laurel.kudpc.kyoto-u.ac.jp | Consists of three login nodes. |
 | C | cinnamon.kudpc.kyoto-u.ac.jp | Connect to the laurel login node with the Cinnamon environment loaded. |
 | G | gardenia.kudpc.kyoto-u.ac.jp | Consists of four login nodes. |
 -->
 
 ### File transfers using the scp command{#scp}
 ```nohighlight
 $ scp [options] [source path] [destination path]
 ```
 #### Example
 The remote machine is system B and the user ID is b59999.
 * Transfer file1.txt on the local machine to the home directory of the remote machine.
 ```nohighlight
 $ scp file1.txt b59999@laurel.kudpc.kyoto-u.ac.jp:
 Enter passphrase for key 'id_rsa':
 ```
 * Transfer file1.txt of the remote machine to the local machine as file2.txt.
 ```nohighlight
 $ scp b59999@laurel.kudpc.kyoto-u.ac.jp:file1.txt file2.txt
 Enter passphrase for key 'id_rsa':
 ```
 * Transfer the directory dir1 of the local machine to the remote machine.
 ```nohighlight
 $ scp -r dir1 b59999@laurel.kudpc.kyoto-u.ac.jp:
 Enter passphrase for key 'id_rsa':
 ```
 * Transfer file1.txt of the local machine to the remote machine after specifying the private key.
 ```nohighlight
 $ scp -i id_rsa file1.txt b59999@laurel.kudpc.kyoto-u.ac.jp:
 Enter passphrase for key 'id_rsa':
 ```
 
 ### File transfers using the sftp command{#sftp}
 ```nohighlight

 $ sftp [Option] [Connection Destination]

 ```
 
 #### Example
 The remote machine is system B and the user ID is b59999.
 ```nohighlight
 $ sftp b59999@laurel.kudpc.kyoto-u.ac.jp
 Enter passphrase for key 'id_rsa':
 Connected to laurel.kudpc.kyoto-u.ac.jp.
 sftp> put file1.txt
 Uploading file1.txt to /home/b/b59999/file1.txt
 file1.txt                                                                             100%   31     9.8KB/s   00:00
 sftp> ls
 file1.txt
 sftp> get file2.txt
 Fetching /home/b/b59999/file2.txt to file2.txt
 /home/b/b59999/file2.txt                                                           100%   31     4.2KB/s   00:00
 sftp> quit
 ```