This page gives an overview on how to manage files on the SCC using OnDemand, including how to transfer files between your local machine and the SCC.
Connect to SCC OnDemand. To create, edit or move files, click on the Files menu within OnDemand. A dropdown menu will appear, listing your home directory and any Project directories you have access to.
Choosing a directory opens the File Explorer in a new browser tab. The files in the selected directory are listed. Your home and project directories are displayed in a panel on the left.
There are three sets of buttons in the File Explorer. Buttons at the top of the window on the right (circled in red in the image above) perform these functions:
| Open in Terminal | Open a terminal window in a new browser tab with you being inside the current selected directory. You can select which login node you wish to use. To access /restricted directories, use scc4.bu.edu |
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| Refresh | Reload the selected directory and files. |
| New File | Creates a new empty file |
| New Dir | Create a new subdirectory |
| Upload | Copies a file from your local machine to the SCC (max size: 10GB – Use sftp for larger files). This is marked by a green arrow in the image above. |
| Download | Downloads the selected file/directory to your local machine |
| Copy/Move | Brings up a new dialog box where you can select to copy or move the files, then select a destination to paste or move. |
| Delete | Permanently deletes the selected file/directory. |
The second row of buttons (circled in red in the image above) perform these functions:
| Up Arrow | Navigate up one directory level |
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| Change directory | Brings up a new dialog box allowing you to specify a full path |
| Copy path | Copies the full path to the local clipboard cache |
The third row of buttons (circled in red in the image above) perform these functions:
| Show Owner/Mode | Toggles the display of owner and permission settings |
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| Show Dotfiles | Toggles the display of dotfiles |
| Filter | Enables filtering of contents with any string entered in the text box |
In the contents list next to each item, there is an additional dropdown menu that is circled in red in the image above. These buttons perform these functions:
| View | A new window will open to view the file contents |
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| Edit | A new window will open to edit the file |
| Rename | Allows renaming of the file/directory |
| Download | Downloads the selected file/directory to your local machine |
| Delete | Permanetly deletes the selected file/directory |
We would like to thank the University of Pittsburgh Center for Research Computing for inspiration for this page.