SFTP(1) General Commands Manual SFTP(1)

sftp
Secure file transfer program

sftp [-vC] [-b batchfile] [-o ssh_option] [hostname | user@hostname]

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 hostname, then enters an interactive command mode.

The options are as follows:

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.
Enables compression (via ssh's -C flag)
ssh_option
Specify an option to be directly passed to ssh(1).
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.
path
Change remote directory to path.
path
Change local directory to path.
grp path
Change group of file path to grp. grp must be a numeric GID.
mode path
Change permissions of file path to mode.
own path
Change owner of file path to own. own must be a numeric UID.
Quit sftp.
[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.
Display help text.
[ls-options [path]]
Display local directory listing of either path or current directory if path is not specified.
path
Create local directory specified by path.
oldpath newpath
Create a symbolic link from oldpath to newpath.
Print local working directory.
[path]
Display remote directory listing of either path or current directory if path is not specified.
umask
Set local umask to umask.
path
Create remote directory specified by path.
[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.
Display remote working directory.
Quit sftp.
oldpath newpath
Rename remote file from oldpath to newpath.
path
Remove remote directory specified by path.
path
Delete remote file specified by path.
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>

ssh(1), sftp-server(8), ssh-add(1), ssh-keygen(1), sshd(8), scp(1)

Febuary 4, 2001 BSD