SFTP(1) General Commands Manual SFTP(1)

sftp
Secure file tranfer program

sftp [-vC] [-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:

Raise logging level. This option is also passed to ssh.
Enables compression (via ssh's -C flag)
ssh_option
Specify an option to be directly passed to ssh(1).

Once in interactive mode, sftp understands a set of commands similar to those of ftp(1). Commands are case insensitive.
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.
Display help text.
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.
[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.
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.
local-path [remote-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.
Display remote working directory.
Quit sftp.
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.
! command
Execute command in local shell.
!
Escape to local shell.
?
Synonym for help.

Damien Miller <djm@mindrot.org>

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

Febuary 4, 2001 BSD