Name
sftp
Synopsis
sftp [options
] [hostname
] sftp [user
@]hostname
:[pathname
]
Secure FTP. Transfer 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 will become the
initial remote working directory once the connection is made. If
pathname is a file, sftp
will
transfer that file into the local working directory, close the
connection, and exit 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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