sftp

Secure File Transfer Program.

Interactive program to copy files between hosts over SSH.

For non-interactive file transfers, see `scp` or `rsync`.

More information.

• Connect to a remote server and enter an interactive command mode:

sftp {remote_user}@{remote_host}

• Connect using an alternate port:

sftp -P {remote_port} {remote_user}@{remote_host}

• Transfer remote file to the local system:

get {/path/remote_file}

• Transfer local file to the remote system:

put {/path/local_file}

• Transfer remote directory to the local system recursively (works with `put` too):

get -R {/path/remote_directory}

• Get list of files on local machine:

lls

• Get list of files on remote machine:

ls

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