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-<note w> +=====Scp usage from your laptop/pc Mac to your linux SISSA workstation=====
-  DO NOTE READ THIS PAGE ... WORK IN PROGRESS \\ +
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-</​note>​ +
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- ​{{ ​ services:​sqrman.gif ​ }} +
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-=====Scp ​installation and usage from your laptop/pc Mac to your linux Sissa workstation=====+
 ---- ----
  
-a) Open a terminal+a)
 Open a terminal on your Mac workstation.\\ Open a terminal on your Mac workstation.\\
 Search for the **Terminal** icon in **/​Applications/​Utilities/​Terminal** and execute it (double click).\\ ​ Search for the **Terminal** icon in **/​Applications/​Utilities/​Terminal** and execute it (double click).\\ ​
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 <note i> <note i>
-  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.+To avoid to overwrite unintentionally an existing file of the destination folder/​directory, we suggest ​you to 
 +check ALWAYS ​the file names present ​in the destination folder/​directory.
 </​note>​ </​note>​
  
-==== Copying a file from your laptop to your sissa workstation.==== 
-   * **<color red> 1) </​color>​** at the prompt write:​\\ ​ 
  
-**scp** **<color MediumOrchid>​file_name_on_your_laptop</​color>​**<​html>&​nbsp;​ </​html>​ **<color blue>​your-sissa-username@name-of-your-workstation:file_destination_address/​new_file_name</​color>​**+==== Copy a file from your laptop to your SISSA workstation.==== 
 +   * **1)** at the prompt write:\\ 
  
 +**scp** //​**local_path/​file_name_on_your_laptop**//​ //​**<​color teal>​your-SISSA-username@hostname:​dest_path/​new_file_name</​color>​**//​
 \\ \\
-In the following example the sissa-username is **jsmith**, \\ +   * **2)** at the prompt write //**your ​SISSA password**// when requested.\\ 
-the workstation-name is **bluestar.ap.sissa.it**,​ \\ +For example:\\ 
-the file_location_address is the **working folder** on your laptop, so it is omitted, \\ +**scp**** ​//fiele_name// ​//<​color ​teal>​jsmith@bluestar.ap.sissa.it:​~/​Desktop/</​color>/​/**\\ 
-the file_name_on_your_laptop is **fiele_name**,​ \\ +{{term_scp_1.jpg|Be sure about the pathnames and file names...}}
-the file_destination_address is **~/Desktop/** and will be copied with the same name (so it is not present a <color blue>​new_file_name</​color>​).\\ +
-**scp** **<color MediumOrchid>​fiele_name</color>** <​html>&​nbsp;​ </html>**<​color ​blue>​jsmith@bluestar.ap.sissa.it:​~/​Desktop/</​color>​**\\ +
-   * **<color red> 2) </color>** at the prompt write **your sissa password** when requested.\\ +
-{{term_scp_1.jpg|scp file_location_ address/​file_name your-sissa-username@name-of-your-workstation:​file_destination_address/​file_name...}}+
 \\ \\
 \\ \\
 +In that example:\\
 +**scp**** //​fiele_name//​ //<color teal>​jsmith@bluestar.ap.sissa.it:​~/​Desktop/</​color>//​**
 +  * the //​**local_path**//​ is the //working folder// on your laptop, so it is omitted
 +  * the //​**file_name_on_your_laptop**//​ is //​fiele_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 //<color teal>​new_file_name</​color>//​).\\
 \\ \\
-==== Copying ​a file from your sissa workstation to your laptop=== + 
-   * **<color red> ​1) </​color>​** at the prompt write:\\ + 
- ​**scp** ​ **<color MediumOrchid>​your-sissa-username@name-of-your-workstation:file_location_address/​file_name ​ </​color>​**<html>&​nbsp; ​</html> **<​color ​blue>file_destination_ address/new_file_name</​color>​**\\+==== Copy a file from your SISSA workstation to your laptop=== 
 +   * **1)** at the prompt write:\\ 
 +**scp**  ​//**your-SISSA-username@hostname:local_path/file_name** **<color teal>dest_path/​new_file_name</color>**//\\ 
 + 
 +   * **2)** at the prompt write //**your SISSA password**//​ when requested.\\ 
 +For example: \\ 
 +**scp** ​ **//​jsmith@bluestar.ap.sissa.it:​~/​Desktop/​file_name ​<​color ​teal>~/Desktop</​color>​//**\\ 
 +{{term_scp_2.jpg|Be sure about the pathnames and file names..}}
 \\ \\
-In the following ​example ​the sissa-username is **jsmith**, \\ +\\ 
-the workstation-name is **bluestar.ap.sissa.it**,\\ +In that example: \\ 
- the file_location_ address is the **~/Desktop**, \\ +**scp**  **//jsmith@bluestar.ap.sissa.it:~/Desktop/file_name <color teal>​~/​Desktop</​color>//​** 
-the file_name is **file_name**,\\ +  ​* ​the//** your-SISSA-username**// is //jsmith// 
-the file_destination_address ​is **~/Desktop** and will be copied with the same name (so the <color blue>​new_file_name<​/color> is not present).\\ +  ​* the/**hostname**// (the name of your Sissa linux workstation) is //bluestar.ap.sissa.it//​ 
-**scp**  ​**<​color MediumOrchid>​jsmith@bluestar.ap.sissa.it:~/Desktop/file_name </color>** <​html>&​nbsp;​ </​html>​**<color blue>~/Desktop</color>**\\ +  * the //**local_path**// is the //~/Desktop/
-   ​* **<​color ​red2) </​color>​** at the prompt write **your sissa password** when requested.\\ +  ​the //**file_name**//​ is //​file_name//​ 
-{{term_scp_2.jpg|scp your-sissa-username@name-of-your-workstation:​file_destination_address/​file_name file_location_ address/​file_name.}}+  the //**dest_path**//​ (destination_path) is //​~/​Desktop//​ and the file will be copied with the same name (so the //<​color ​teal>new_file_name</​color>​// is not present).\\