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Command Line (

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Linux, Mac OS)

1. Bring up a command prompt
   1. On MacOS - use the Terminal application in Applications - Utilities
   2. On CNF Thin - use XTerm in Applications - CNF Applications

2. Type in:
   
   

   Code Block
   language bash
   sftp remote_username@remote_host

   substituting in your username on the remote computer and the hostname of the remote computer in the above command, as appropriate.
   
   For connecting to the CNF AWS cloud, use a slightly modified version of the above sftp command:
   
   

   Code Block
   language bash
   sftp -o "IdentityFile=/path/to/keyfile.pem" username@ip_address

3. You will get an sftp> prompt on the remote computer.
4. Use standard UNIX file and directory commands to change directories, create directories, and create folders.
   1. Precede the command with an exclamation mark and a space to execute the command on the local computer filesystem instead of the remote computer filesystem.

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