Ssh for linux is readily available (for free!) and includes ssh (login), sftp (Secure ftp) and scp.

scp is an enhanced version of rcp. Not only does it encrypt your password, it also allows you to specify a different username on the remote machine and will prompt you for your remote password if necessary. For example:

scp -pr myfile1 mydir myfile2 jsmith@somehost.somewhere.edu:

where jsmith@ can been omitted if your local and remote usernames are the same.

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