Copying files between CDF and other computers using the ssh protocol

Copying files between your home computer and your CDF account is more complicated than simply logging in, and I suggest working on your CDF account in the first place, whether from home or in the lab. This way your files are always there, all the same.

That is to say, your goal of using a computer at home to do your CSC 258 course work does not mean that the files have to be on your home computer. You can simply log in to the CDF computer over the internet, avoiding any need to copy files around the place. You can use a text editor such as "pico".

However:
To copy files to and from cdf unix/linux, I recommend:

• for unix/linux (including Mac OS X), openssh (or any other version of ssh) has "scp" and "sftp". I use scp, and also often "rsync -e ssh".
• for MS-Windows, PuTTY comes with "pscp" from the same site. I'm sure there are GUI-clicky sftp clients too.
• For Mac OS X, a nice GUI-clicky sftp client is "Fugu".