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Are there any applications out there like Putty with a Windows UI, like I can explore files, upload and edit without having to type in Unix commands, pure UI?
hany
Posted 2011-08-15T21:41:02.907
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Are there Putty-like file explorers on Windows?
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WinSCP
WinSCP is an open source free SFTP client, SCP client, FTPS client and FTP client for Windows. Its main function is file transfer between a local and a remote computer. Beyond this, WinSCP offers scripting and basic file manager functionality.
user1686
Posted 2011-08-15T21:41:02.907
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1WinSCP is good enough that sometimes I long for a unix version of it – Earlz – 2011-08-15T22:05:11.137
@Randolf Richardson I think that the 'Unix' tag was only referring to Unix commands. I believe that he is using Windows, but let's wait for an answer.. – nmat – 2011-08-15T23:22:40.167
1"with a windows UI" will be good enough. – user1686 – 2011-08-15T23:27:36.157
@Earlz: sshfs, and the SFTP support in GNOME and KDE. – user1686 – 2011-08-15T23:29:39.447
it is a Unix server that I am connecting to and need to upload, download and modify files there. I am looking for a Windows UI that help me doing all that without a need to learn all these UNIX commands. – hany – 2011-08-16T16:41:11.963
I am currently using windows XP – hany – 2011-08-16T16:42:10.370
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If you're using a Unix/Linux Operating System (your Question didn't indicate which OS you're using), then this answer applies (I've also provided a separate answer in case you need this for a Windows OS).
By "like putty" I assume you mean a text-mode interface. If that's the case, then this application may work quite well for you (especially if you're already familiar with FAR Manager and/or Norton Commander):
Midnight Commander (free and open source)
http://www.midnight-commander.org/
Randolf Richardson
Posted 2011-08-15T21:41:02.907
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If you're using the Windows Operating System (your Question didn't indicate which OS you're using), then this answer applies (I've also provided a separate answer in case you need this for a Unix/Linux OS).
By "like putty" I assume you mean a text-mode interface. If that's the case, then this application may work quite well for you (especially if you're already familiar with Midnight Commander and/or Norton Commander):
FAR Manager (free and open-source)
http://www.farmanager.com/
This is a native Windows application that utilizes text mode. It is available as a native 32-bit or native 64-bit application.
Randolf Richardson
Posted 2011-08-15T21:41:02.907
Reputation: 14 002
You can also get a WinSCP plug-in for the FAR Manager that will let you access a Unix/Linux system via SFTP/SCP very much like you'd access FTP or a local hard drive: http://www.winscp.net/eng/docs/far
– Randolf Richardson – 2011-08-19T14:08:27.0730
NexusFile perhaps? Depends on what you're asking for.
KERR
Posted 2011-08-15T21:41:02.907
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Am I correct to assume that you need to run this on a Unix OS? – Randolf Richardson – 2011-08-15T22:48:33.903