sftp —
Secure file transfer program
sftp |
[-vC] [-b
batchfile] [-o
ssh_option] [host] |
sftp |
[[user@]host[:file [file]]] |
sftp |
[[user@]host[:dir[/]]] |
sftp is an interactive file transfer program, similar to
ftp(1), which performs all operations over an encrypted
ssh(1) transport. It may also use many features of ssh, such
as public key authentication and compression. sftp
connects and logs into the specified host, then enters
an interactive command mode.
The second usage format will retrieve files automatically if a
non-interactive authentication method is used; otherwise it will do so after
successful interactive authentication.
The last usage format allows the sftp client to start in a remote
directory.
The options are as follows:
-b
batchfile- Batch mode reads a series of commands from an input
batchfile instead of stdin. Since
it lacks user interaction it should be used in conjunction with
non-interactive authentication.
sftp will abort if
any of the following commands fail: get,
put, rename,
ln, rm,
mkdir, chdir,
lchdir and lmkdir.
-C- Enables compression (via ssh's
-C flag)
-o
ssh_option- Can be used to pass options to
ssh in the format
used in the ssh(1) configuration file. This is useful
for specifying options for which there is no separate
sftp command-line flag. For example, forcing the
use of protocol version 1 is specified using sftp
-oProtocol=1.
-v- Raise logging level. This option is also passed to ssh.
Once in interactive mode, sftp understands a set of
commands similar to those of ftp(1). Commands are case
insensitive and pathnames may be enclosed in quotes if they contain spaces.
bye- Quit sftp.
cd
path- Change remote directory to path.
lcd
path- Change local directory to path.
chgrp
grp path- Change group of file path to
grp. grp must be a numeric
GID.
chmod
mode path- Change permissions of file path to
mode.
chown
own path- Change owner of file path to
own. own must be a numeric
UID.
exit- Quit sftp.
get
[flags] remote-path
[local-path]- Retrieve the remote-path and store it on the local
machine. If the local path name is not specified, it is given the same
name it has on the remote machine. If the
-P flag
is specified, then the file's full permission and access time are copied
too.
help- Display help text.
lls
[ls-options [path]]- Display local directory listing of either path or
current directory if path is not specified.
lmkdir
path- Create local directory specified by path.
ln
oldpath newpath- Create a symbolic link from oldpath to
newpath.
lpwd- Print local working directory.
ls
[path]- Display remote directory listing of either path or
current directory if path is not specified.
lumask
umask- Set local umask to umask.
mkdir
path- Create remote directory specified by path.
put
[flags] local-path
[local-path]- Upload local-path and store it on the remote
machine. If the remote path name is not specified, it is given the same
name it has on the local machine. If the
-P flag
is specified, then the file's full permission and access time are copied
too.
pwd- Display remote working directory.
quit- Quit sftp.
rename
oldpath newpath- Rename remote file from oldpath to
newpath.
rmdir
path- Remove remote directory specified by path.
rm
path- Delete remote file specified by path.
symlink
oldpath newpath- Create a symbolic link from oldpath to
newpath.
- ! command
- Execute command in local shell.
- !
- Escape to local shell.
- ?
- Synonym for help.
Damien Miller <djm@mindrot.org>