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
-
-o
keyword
Set configuration keyword.
-
-P
sftp-server_path
Connect to the local
sftp-server
sftp-server_path
, instead of usingssh
/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 atpathname
.-
-v
Be verbose.
-
-1
Attempt a Version 1 connection.
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