diff --git a/src/python/devtest/os/transfer.py b/src/python/devtest/os/transfer.py
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+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+
+import asyncio
+import time
+import re
+from jwutils.log import *
+from .misc import *
+from .Connection import Connection
+from .Connections import Connections
+
+CAT = 1
+
+async def put(conn, dst_path, src_path=None, contents=None, mode=None, owner=None, group=None, act_timeout=0.1, total_timeout=None, log_act=None, method=None): # export
+    if contents is None and src_path is None:
+        raise Exception("neither input src_path nor contents specified")
+    if contents is not None and src_path is not None:
+        raise Exception("both input src_path and contents specified")
+    if src_path:
+        with open(src_path, "rb") as f:
+            contents = f.read()
+    args = {
+        'act_timeout': act_timeout,
+        'log_act': log_act,
+        'total_timeout': total_timeout
+    }
+
+    if method is None:
+        method = CAT
+    if method == CAT:
+        lines = [
+            'cat > "{}"\n'.format(dst_path),
+            contents,
+            '\003' # ctrl-c
+        ]
+        for l in lines:
+            #await conn.write(l)
+            await cmd_exec(conn, l)
+        if mode is not None:
+            await cmd_exec(conn, 'chmod {:o} "{:s}"\n'.format(mode, dst_path))
+        og = '.'
+        if owner is not None:
+            og = owner + og
+        if group is not None:
+            og = og + group
+        if og != '.':
+            await cmd_exec(conn, 'chown {} "{:s}"\n'.format(og, dst_path))
+    else:
+        raise 'Unsupported transfer method {}'.format(method)
+