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Windows users can access scp through PowerShell or a [GUI application like WinSCP.](https://winscp.net/eng/docs/protocols)

For more information on secure copy take a [look at some of our listed resources](#more-reading) or consult the scp man page.
For more information on secure copy take a [look at some of our listed resources](#more-reading) or consult the scp manual page.

### Using `rsync` on Summit
Another popular file transfer utility that can be used is the `rsync` command. While similar in function to scp, the major differences between rsync and scp are how the commands approach data transfer. **Scp will bindly copy files from one server to another. Rsync aims to synchronize 2 files/directories to be the same.** Because of this approach, rsync only copies files that are different from the source and target directories. This can be very useful in reducing the amount of copies you may perform whem synchronizing two datasets. On a local machine, the command is called as follows:
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Windows users cannot access rsync by default and must [install external software to access the command](https://www.itefix.net/cwrsync) or [through the Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL).](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/wsl/install-win10)

For more information on rsync [check out some of our listed resources](#more-reading) or consult the rsync man page.
For more information on rsync [check out some of our listed resources](#more-reading) or consult the rsync manual page.

### Secure File Transfer Protocol: `sftp`

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Windows users can access sftp through PowerShell or a [GUI application like WinSCP.](https://winscp.net/eng/docs/protocols)

For more information on sftp [check out some of our listed resources](#more-reading) or consult the sftp man page.
For more information on sftp [check out some of our listed resources](#more-reading) or consult the sftp manual page.

### Passwordless `scp` and `rsync`

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