Sure, using the Linux command line is optional. But there are a handful of commands I depend on every day. Here's what they can do for you.

When I use SCP to transfer a file from my linux box to my MBP it goes up to 10 MB/s on my 802.11n network. When I mount my linux box via MacFUSE and SSHFS the transfer speed is more like 300 kB ...

If you need to share or transfer files between Linux machines, you have plenty of options. Here are some you might not have considered.

If a fear of the command line has prevented you from making use of the more secure sftp, Jack Wallen wants to show you how you can easily connect to that remote server, with a simple file manager.

That way you won't have to type SCP 5 times to copy files over. Just move the files between directories on your computer and they're sent to the destination computer. <BR><BR>Like I said, still ...

On Linux or Unix you’ll use the ssh command. Same goes for Linux-like environments on Windows like Cygwin or WSL. For native Windows, you might be using Putty.

The cheat command, available for installation on many Linux systems, provides an easy way to make cheat sheets available for hundreds of commands.

Jack Wallen shows you how to sync files across a network on Linux with a simple command line tool.