====== Copy files from a windows share on Centos / Redhat distributions ======

===== Mount the windows share =====

First we need to mount locally the windows share folder. For this we'll use the **cifs-utils** package. \\ 
You should use the root user for the following commands, otherwise append sudo in front of them.

<code>
yum install cifs-utils

mkdir /mnt/share
</code>

If the windows share requires authentication, append the user and password in a local file:
<code>
vi /etc/smbcredentials
username=YOUR_USERNAME
password=YOUR_PASSWORD
</code>

Secure the file:
<code>
chmod 600 /etc/smbcredentials
</code>

Mount the share:
<code>
mount -t cifs -o credentials=/etc/smbcredentials //machine/folder/ /mnt/share

</code>

If you don't want to use a credential file (less secure) you can run directly:
<code>
mount -t cifs //machine/folder/ /mnt/share -o username=user,password=default
</code>

===== Copy files from the share =====

<code>
cp /mnt/share/your_file /dest/directory
</code>