Transferring file to local machine when SSHing into a foreign box

[Dag-Erling Smørgrav]

Dotan Cohen <dotancohen at gmail.com> writes:
> One can log into a remote shell via SSH, and one can use an FTP
> application to log in via SFTP using the same credentials over SSH.
> Why then, can one not initiate a file transfer from the remote host to
> the local host when logged into a shell via SSH?

man ssh_config, search for ControlMaster.

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