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I'm newbie on FreeBSD.

I configured a BSD on VM for Erlang. For private use only, NOT for production service. It was very easy setup and installing, now I can call erl console.

Next, I want to upload my Erlang source file from my Mac into BSD. What kind of file transferring option available and suitable for my purpose?

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I personally prefer copying via scp

scp /path/to/source/file username@otherbox:/path/to/desired/destination

or

scp username@otherbox:/path/to/file /path/to/destination
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  • Is it possible batching scp command by passing passphrase as an option?
    – Eonil
    Aug 27, 2010 at 0:49
  • It'd be easier yet to use ssh keys; run ssh-keygen on the BSD box; then copy the ~/.ssh directory to your home folder on the Mac box.
    – Chris S
    Aug 27, 2010 at 1:19
  • Agreed, Chris, but since I he's asking about 'how to copy', I'd give him an answer and a tool now, and he can learn how keys work after he has his files where he needs them. @Eonil, Look into how SSH keys (and PKI) work. As Chris mentioned, this will make the scripting easier and eliminate the need to include the password.
    – gWaldo
    Aug 27, 2010 at 4:59
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sftp is by far the easiest way to transfer a few files from one *nix to another.

On the BSD machine add sshd_enable="YES" to /etc/rc.conf; if you're not familiar with vi or emacs; this will work echo 'sshd_enable="YES"' >> /etc/rc.conf. Then run /etc/rc.d/sshd start (or reboot the machine, whatever).

On your Mac, open a console, type sftp [username]@[BSD_machine's IP], enter your password, then put [filename]. The file is now in your home directory on the BSD machine. Note: you must have a username besides 'root' to use sftp (add one with adduser if you don't have one already) and it must have a password.

Also, if the BSD machine has a file you want; same thing with starting sftp, then use get [filename] to transfer it back. Sftp works very much like normal ftp if you're familiar with that.

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The easiest way, if you have a web browser on the BSD installation, might just be to take advantage of the web server in OSX. There's a summary here that ought to help.

You may also consider using NFS. There's a summary here for that.

I'd suggest the web server method is easier, especially if you have a browser running on the BSD install already and if this is just a case of sending a file one way on odd occasions.

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If you're only transferring the occasional odd small configuration file, you can use ssh as a pipe. For example, if /home/username/foo.conf existed on your FreeBSD machine, you could type on the OS X machine terminal ssh <host> '(echo /home/username/foo.conf)' > localfoo.conf, which should pipe the contents of foo.conf to the file localfoo.conf on your OS X machine. Of course, replace <host> with the IP address or hostname of the machine you'd like to connect to.

To do it the other way, you'll require the ability to ssh into your OS X machine. Really not the best way to transfer files, but sufficient enough in a pinch.

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