sftp
Secure File Transfer Program. Interactive program to copy files between hosts over SSH. For non-interactive file transfers, seescp
orrsync
. More information: https://manned.org/sftp.
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Connect to a remote server and enter an interactive command mode:
sftp {{remote_user}}@{{remote_host}}
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Connect using an alternate port:
sftp -P {{remote_port}} {{remote_user}}@{{remote_host}}
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Connect using a predefined host (in
~/.ssh/config
):
sftp {{host}}
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Transfer remote file to the local system:
get {{/path/remote_file}}
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Transfer local file to the remote system:
put {{/path/local_file}}
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Transfer remote directory to the local system recursively (works with
put
too):
get -R {{/path/remote_directory}}
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Get list of files on local machine:
lls
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Get list of files on remote machine:
ls
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