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Uploading is the process of sending digital data to another computer, either over a local-area-network or a wide-area-network (i.e. the internet).

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Uploading files to S3 account from Linux command line

I've got several large files sitting in my Linux hosted account that I need to upload to my S3 account. I don't want to download them first and then upload them into S3. Is there any way I can "upload" it via the Linux command line? Or can I access…
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Change permissions upon uploading with scp

I am uploading files to my shell account using scp. As I need different permissions on the server than on my computer, I'd like to have a way to easily change the permissions upon upload without needing to ssh to the account and change them…
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What is the difference between FTPS and SFTP?

Trying to set up a system for my 4 remote employees to transfer files. It has to be secure. Is SFTP better than FTPS? What is the difference?
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How do I send a file with FileZilla from the command line?

I have a batch file that builds an application, and then I want to upload it to an FTP server from the command line. Considering I do the upload manually with FileZilla, is there a command line for it to upload files? I am limited to Windows.
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Linux command line tool for uploading files over HTTP as multipart/form-data?

I can see that wget has a --post-file option, but the manpage says Wget does not currently support multipart/form-data for transmitting POST data; only application/x-www-form-urlencoded. Only one of --post-data and --post-file should be…
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What gets uploaded when I surf the web?

I am using a modem, and it shows a download speed of n kbps and an upload speed of m kbps. When I check its logs, it shows the amount of data downloaded and uploaded. I'm wondering why it shows that I've uploaded 3 MB of data in an hour, which seems…
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Router restarts after big git push or big file upload

My problem is that modem (Modem / router #1 presented below) restarts itself, when I make git push with a lot of files (I'm not sure how big the push must be to break the connection, but smaller pushes with only a couple of files are working…
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Why is Crashplan so slow to upload my computer's files?

I just installed Crashplan on my MBP running OS X Lion. Crashplan is extremely slow in uploading all my files. Sitting overnight, it only has backed up about 4GB out of 450GB. Crashplan itself shows that it is uploading at about 750Kbps to 800Kbps.…
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Easiest way to send 20GB folder

What's the easiest way to give someone a 20GB folder? I've thought about starting a bittorrent, but it seems like there must be a simpler way. It's too big to email or upload to any free filesharing servers. I could start my own server but it seems…
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Setting correct permissions for uploading files

I have a php script that uploads a file to a directory called "uploads". The only way I can get the upload to work is if I do: chmod 777 uploads I know this isn't correct but I don't know what I am supposed to do to get it to work. Server…
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Is it possible to merge my ISP and cellphone Internet access? I want to split download and upload

I would like to use my ISP for download only, and my cellphones 4G connection for upload only. This is because my ISP's upload speed is poor, but download is OK, and my 4G upload is great and free (I only pay for downloads). So one PC, two…
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How do I upload files using the command line on Windows?

What are the FTP commands for uploading files to a server using the Windows command prompt?
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Is there a way of uploading to box.com storage via the command line?

I have build processes which are built around Windows batch files, and when successful, I want to upload the results to a Box.com account. Is there a way of doing this via the command line? Although the drag and drop interface of Box.com is OK, it…
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How can I copy a file from my machine to another machine from command line?

Something like cp \\target_machine local_file.txt c:\dest_file.txt
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What is the terminal command to retrieve files from a remote server using ssh in Mac OS X?

I normally ssh into my remote server in order to administrate my files using terminal for Mac OS X. I don't understand how I retrieve (download) files from the server to my local computer, or send files from my local computer to the server (upload).
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