WinSCP: Windows Secure Copy

Although the purpose of these notes are for linux/UNIX users, many people require moving files to/from the PC/Windows environment from/to linux/UNIX. The recommended MS Windows package to perform that operation is WinSCP, an open source package, available primarily at

http://sourceforge.net/projects/winscp/

but also made available at NRC on our web site at

http://www.sao.nrc.ca/imsb/rcsg/ras/ssh-clients.html