| WinSCP Action | Linux Terminal Command | | :--- | :--- | | Upload file.txt to remote server | scp file.txt user@server:/home/user/ | | Download backup.tar.gz | scp user@server:/backup.tar.gz . | | Sync two folders (incremental) | rsync -avz --progress ./local/ user@server:/remote/ | | Browse remote files interactively | sftp user@server (then use ls , cd , get , put ) |
WinSCP (Windows Secure Copy) is built exclusively on the Microsoft .NET Framework and Windows API (Application Programming Interface). It cannot run natively on Linux.
However, the search for "WinSCP Linux" is not a dead end. It represents a genuine user need: "How do I get a graphical, dual-panel SFTP/SCP client that feels like WinSCP on my Linux desktop?"
Here is the native Linux equivalent of dragging a file in WinSCP: