Name
sftp
Synopsis
sftp [options
] [hostname
] sftp [user
@]hostname
:[pathname
]
Secure FTP. Transfers files to and from remote network site hostname
using ssh as the transport. Once an sftp connection is made, sftp becomes interactive, prompting the user for a command. Type help to see a list of known commands.
If pathname
is a directory, it becomes the initial remote working directory once the connection is made. If pathname
is a file, sftp transfers that file into the local working directory, closes the connection, and exits without entering interactive mode.
Options
-
-b
filename
Run in batch mode, reading commands from
filename
instead of standard input.-
-B
buffersize
Use a buffer size of
buffersize
bytes when transferring files instead of the default 32768 bytes.- -C
Turn on compression.
-
-F
filename
Use specified ssh configuration file.
-
-o
keyword
Set configuration keyword.
-
-P
sftp-server_path
Connect to the local sftp-server program at
sftp-server_path
, instead of using ssh(for debugging purposes). The default location for the program on Mac OS X is /usr/libexec/sftp-server.-
-R
n
Allow up to
n
outstanding requests, instead of the default, 16.-
-s
subsystem
Invoke remote subsystem.
-
-S
pathname
Use local ssh executable located at pathname.
- -v
Be verbose.
- -1
Attempt a Version 1 connection.
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