## zowe › rse-api-for-zowe-cli › upload › file-to-uss

Upload content to a z/OS UNIX System Services file from local file

#### Usage

zowe rse-api-for-zowe-cli upload file-to-uss <inputfile> <USSFileName> [options]

#### Positional Arguments

- `inputfile` (string)

  - The local file that you want to upload to a z/OS UNIX System Services file

- `USSFileName` (string)

  - The name of the z/OS UNIX System Services file to which you want to upload the file

#### Options

- `--binary` | `-b` (boolean)

  - Data content in binary mode, which means that no data conversion is performed. The data transfer process returns each record as-is, without translation. No delimiters are added between records.

- `--encoding` | `--ec` (string)

  - Upload the file content with encoding mode, which means that data conversion is performed using the file encoding specified.

#### Profile Options

- `--rse-profile` | `--rse-p` (string)

  - The name of a (rse) profile to load for this command execution.

- `--base-profile` | `--base-p` (string)

  - The name of a (base) profile to load for this command execution.

#### Base Connection Options

- `--host` | `-H` (string)

  - Host name of service on the mainframe.

- `--port` | `-P` (number)

  - Port number of service on the mainframe.

- `--user` | `-u` (string)

  - User name to authenticate to service on the mainframe.

- `--password` | `--pass` | `--pw` (string)

  - Password to authenticate to service on the mainframe.

- `--reject-unauthorized` | `--ru` (boolean)

  - Reject self-signed certificates.

    Default value: true

- `--token-type` | `--tt` (string)

  - The type of token to get and use for the API. Omit this option to use the default token type, which is provided by 'zowe auth login'.

- `--token-value` | `--tv` (string)

  - The value of the token to pass to the API.

- `--cert-file` (local file path)

  - The file path to a certificate file to use for authentication.

    Note: The CLI does not support certificate files that require a password. For more information, search Troubleshooting PEM Certificates in Zowe Docs.

- `--cert-key-file` (local file path)

  - The file path to a certificate key file to use for authentication

#### Examples

- Upload to the z/OS UNIX System Services file "/a/ibmuser/my_text.txt" from the file "file.txt":

  - `zowe rse-api-for-zowe-cli upload file-to-uss "file.txt" "/a/ibmuser/my_text.txt"`