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.

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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.

• 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/


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).
  

• 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

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).