Transferring Files via SFTP

Files are transferred from your local computer to the server using the put command in an SFTP session.

For example:

You can use either the file name or the full file path, depending on where the file is located on your computer.

Open either Command Prompt or PowerShell.

Open a Terminal window.

Enter the following command:

Press Enter.

If the connection is successful, you will see:

Connected to files.visu.oulu.fi.

If you are connecting for the first time, you will likely see a message similar to:

In that case type yes

You will then see:

Warning: Permanently added ‘files.visu.oulu.fi’ (ED25519) to the list of known hosts.

This is normal. You can now reconnect to the server.

When prompted, enter your password or other authentication information required by your organization.

Once the connection is established successfully, you will see the SFTP prompt:

You can now use SFTP commands.

To display all user environments you have access to, run:

Select the environment where you want to transfer your data and move into it:

Verify that you are in the correct environment:

You should see:

Each environment contains three directories:

List them using:

Files must always be uploaded to the import directory.

Move to the import directory:

The default local directory for SFTP is usually:

If the file is located in this directory, transfer it using:

If the file is located elsewhere, specify the full path:

If the file path contains spaces, enclose it in quotation marks:

The default local directory for SFTP is usually the user’s home directory:

You can display your current local directory with:

If the file is located in your home directory, transfer it using:

If the file is located elsewhere, specify the full path:

Check the contents of the import directory:

For example, you may see:

If the file appears in the directory listing and the put command completed without errors, the file has been successfully transferred to the server.