9.0 Transferring Data

9.1 Introduction

This guide provides instructions for transferring data to and from the Quevedo cluster (quevedo.eaifr.org). It covers both uploading and downloading files using secure methods.

9.2 Prerequisites

Access to the Quevedo cluster.
SSH client installed on your local machine.
Basic knowledge of command line operations.

9.3 Transferring Data to the Quevedo Cluster

9.3.1 Using SCP (Secure Copy Protocol)

Open your terminal.
Use the following command to upload files:
```
scp /path/to/local/file username@quevedo.eaifr.org:/path/to/remote/directory
```
Replace /path/to/local/file with the path of the file you want to upload, username with your Quevedo username, and /path/to/remote/directory with the destination directory on the cluster.

Example:

scp ~/Documents/myfile.txt user@quevedo.eaifr.org:/home/user/data/

9.3.2 Using SFTP (Secure File Transfer Protocol)

Open your terminal.
Connect to the cluster using SFTP:
```
sftp username@quevedo.eaifr.org
```
Use the following commands to upload files:
- Navigate to the desired remote directory:
```
cd /path/to/remote/directory
```
- Upload the file:
```
put /path/to/local/file
```

Example:

sftp user@quevedo.eaifr.org
cd /home/user/data/
put ~/Documents/myfile.txt

9.4 Transferring Data from the Quevedo Cluster

9.4.1 Using SCP

Open your local terminal.

Use the following command to download files:

scp username@quevedo.eaifr.org:/path/to/remote/file /path/to/local/directory

Example:

scp user@quevedo.eaifr.org:/home/user/data/myfile.txt ~/Downloads/

9.4.2 Using SFTP

Open your terminal.
Connect to the cluster using SFTP:
```
sftp username@quevedo.eaifr.org
```
Use the following commands to download files:
- Navigate to the desired remote directory:
```
cd /path/to/remote/directory
```
- Download the file:
```
get filename
```

Example:

sftp user@quevedo.eaifr.org
cd /home/user/data/
get myfile.txt

9.5 Conclusion

This guide provides the basic commands needed to transfer files to and from the Quevedo cluster. For more advanced usage, refer to the man pages of scp and sftp for additional options and features.