1) Open a terminal

Open a terminal on linux using gnome

please note: depending of the operating system and software version command names can change…
a)Here there are two examples using gnome:

  • 1) click on Applications, 2) click on System Tools, 3) click on Terminal.
  • 1) click on Applications, 2) click on Accessories, 3) click on Terminal.

Open a terminal using gnome.
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Open a terminal on linux using kde

please note: depending of the operating system and software version command names can change…
a) Here there are two examples using kde:

  • 1) click on the icon on the main bar to open the main menu, 2) click on System, 3) click on Terminal.
  • 1) click on the icon on the main bar to open the main menu, 2) click on System Tools, 3) click on Terminal.

Open a terminal using kde.


Please ALWAYS check that in the destination folder/directory it IS NOT PRESENT a file with the same name of the file which you have to copy there. If a file with the same name is present, using the copy command, this file will be overwritten.

2-L->W ) Copying a file from your laptop to your SISSA workstation

  • 1) at the prompt write:

scp local_path/file_name_on_your_laptop your-SISSA-username@hostname:dest_path/new_file_name

  • 2) at the prompt write your SISSA password when requested.

For example: file_name jsmith@bluestar.ap.sissa.it:~/Desktop/
Be sure about the pathnames and file names...

In that example:
scp file_name jsmith@bluestar.ap.sissa.it:~/Desktop/

  • the local_path is the working folder on your laptop, so it is omitted
  • the file_name_on_your_laptop is file_name
  • the your-SISSA-username is jsmith
  • the hostname (the name of your Sissa linux workstation) is bluestar.ap.sissa.it
  • the dest_path (destination pathname) is ~/Desktop/ and the file will be copied with the same name (so it is not present a new_file_name).




2-W-->L ) Copying a file from your SISSA workstation to your laptop

  • 1) at the prompt write:

scp your-SISSA-username@hostname:local_path/file_name dest_path/new_file_name

  • 2) at the prompt write your SISSA password when requested.

For example: scp jsmith@bluestar.ap.sissa.it:~/Desktop/file_name ~/Desktop
Be sure about the pathnames and file names...

In that example:
scp jsmith@bluestar.ap.sissa.it:~/Desktop/file_name ~/Desktop

  • the your-SISSA-username is jsmith
  • the hostname (the name of your SISSA linux workstation) is bluestar.ap.sissa.it
  • the local_path is the ~/Desktop
  • the file_name is file_name
  • the dest_path (destination_path) is ~/Desktop and the file will be copied with the same name (so the new_file_name is not present).
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