Putty File Transfer Commands in SSH Protocol - Transferring multiple files in one SSH command

Suppose you are going to upload the whole files (not just one) to your website root directory, follow the steps below:

Step 1: In your Windows local path, put all your files inside a folder (for example say C:uploads). This folder contains all the files and inner folders that you need to upload to your server. Now using PSCP Putty, execute this command using a DOS prompt (following procedures similar to those in the previous section):

C:ssh>pscp -P 22 -r c:uploads codexm@php-developer.org:html/

Step 2: SSH will upload all files inside “uploads” to the root directory /html in your website server.

To download an entire folder to your Windows C:downloads directory:

C:ssh>pscp -P 22 -r codexm@php-developer.org:html/foldertodownloadatroot c:downloads

Other useful SSH server administration commands (inside [] are variables) that can be executed by the putty.exe SSH client (not the PSCP):

rmdir [foldername] -> deletes the directory in your server, must be empty first.

rm [filenamewithextension] -> deletes one file.

rm * -> deletes all files inside the folder

Details on Putty file transfer in SSH can be found in this documentation. There is another page you can visit if you're looking for advanced UNIX-based SSH commands. 

Important note: In a UNIX file path, use the forward slash (“/”), while in Windows, the file path uses the back slash (“”). This is clearly illustrated in the command line examples given in this article.