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wiki:facility:software:copy [2025/03/05 14:01] – Roy Proutywiki:facility:software:copy [2025/04/03 18:51] (current) – Max Breitmeyer
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   - While still ssh'ed into the system, copy the data from the "Long Term Storage (LTS)" into your home directory and the folder designated for holding data. This can be done by typing the following command: "cp $file_to_be_copied ./copied_data"   - While still ssh'ed into the system, copy the data from the "Long Term Storage (LTS)" into your home directory and the folder designated for holding data. This can be done by typing the following command: "cp $file_to_be_copied ./copied_data"
       - Note: To keep from overcrowding, this directory will be cleared nightly       - Note: To keep from overcrowding, this directory will be cleared nightly
 +  - If you are attempting to copy significant amounts of data, zipping the files will be the most efficient method. This can be done using the following command: "tar -czf filename.tar.gz file1 file2 file3... fileN" or if you're familiar with wildcards you can use that to create the file. 
   - Once the data has been copied into the home directory return to your local device.   - Once the data has been copied into the home directory return to your local device.
  
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 === On Linux === === On Linux ===
-  - In your terminal type "scp obs-user@obs-database.rs.umbc.edu:/home/copied_data/\$file_name \$local_location_to_be_stored"+  - In your terminal type "scp obs-user@obs-database.rs.umbc.edu:/home/obs-user/copied_data/\$file_name \$local_location_to_be_stored"
   - For mac/unix your location to be stored will look something like: /path/to/local/location/   - For mac/unix your location to be stored will look something like: /path/to/local/location/