Communication

Command

Action

dig

Query DNS server.

ftp

File Transfer Protocol.

login

Sign on.

rsync

Transfer files, particularly across a network.

scp

Securely copy files to remote system.

sftp

Secure file transfer program.

ssh

Run shell or single command on remote system (secure).

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