Manual
The linscp manual
How to install linscp, connect to servers, move and sync files, automate transfers and keep connections safe.
linscp is a file transfer client for Linux and Windows, created and maintained
by Eduardo Correia. This manual explains how
to install it, connect to servers, work with remote files and automate transfers
with linscp-cli.
New to linscp? Start with what is linscp, then make your first connection.
Sections
Section titled “Sections”- Start here: what linscp is, installation, a first session and a tour of the window.
- Connecting: protocols, the Site Manager, authentication, keys, proxies and tunnels.
- Working with files: navigating, selecting, managing files, permissions and remote commands.
- Transfers: uploads, downloads, transfer settings, the queue and overwrite prompts.
- Synchronization: bringing directories in line and keeping a remote copy up to date.
- Editing: opening remote files in the built-in or an external editor.
- Preferences: every page of the preferences dialog, including logging and configuration storage.
- Automation & scripting:
linscp-cli, script syntax, scheduling and recipes. - Command reference: every script command and command-line switch.
- Security: what is protected, stored passwords and reporting vulnerabilities.
- Integration: link handling, desktop and shell integration, PuTTY and terminals.
- Guides: step-by-step setups for cloud storage, cloud servers and websites.
- Troubleshooting: diagnosing connection problems, error messages and reporting bugs.
- FAQ: short answers to common questions.
- About: what’s new, licence, privacy and translations.
- Developers: building, packaging, architecture, tests and contributing.