sftp

An interactive file transfer program.

Description

The sftp command is an interactive file transfer program. Its usage and operation are similar to the ftp command, but sftp encrypts all transmitted information using SSH. It also supports features like public key authentication and compression.

Syntax

sftp [options] [parameters]

Options

-B: Specify the buffer size used for file transfers.
-l: Use SSH protocol version 1.
-b: Specify a batch file containing commands to be executed.
-C: Enable compression.
-o: Specify SSH options.
-F: Specify an alternative SSH configuration file.
-R: Specify the number of requests that can be outstanding at any one time.
-v: Increase the logging level.

Parameters

Target Host: Specify the IP address or hostname of the SFTP server.

Examples

Establish a connection:

$ sftp username@1.1.1.1 # Press Enter and provide the password

Download a file to a specified path:

sftp> get /export/sftp/test.csv /Users/my/Downloads
Fetching /export/sftp/test.csv to /Users/my/Downloads/test.csv
/export/sftp/test.csv            100%  133     0.3KB/s   00:00

Upload a local file to a specified path on the server:

sftp> put /Users/my/Downloads/re-produce.gif /export/sftp
Uploading /Users/my/Downloads/re-produce.gif to /export/sftp/re-produce.gif
/Users/my/Downloads/re-produce.gif            100%  257KB  86.6KB/s   00:02