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# sftp
> Secure File Transfer Program.
> Interactive program to copy files between hosts over SSH.
> For non-interactive file transfers, see `scp` or `rsync`.
> More information: <https://manned.org/sftp>.
- Connect to a remote server and enter an interactive command mode:
`sftp {{remote_user}}@{{remote_host}}`
- Connect using an alternate port:
`sftp -P {{remote_port}} {{remote_user}}@{{remote_host}}`
- Connect using a predefined host (in `~/.ssh/config`):
`sftp {{host}}`
- [Interactive] Transfer remote file to the local system:
`get {{path/to/remote_file}}`
- [Interactive] Transfer local file to the remote system:
`put {{path/to/local_file}}`
- [Interactive] Transfer remote directory to the local system recursively (works with `put` too):
`get -R {{path/to/remote_directory}}`
- [Interactive] Get list of files on local machine:
`lls`
- [Interactive] Get a list of files on the remote machine:
`ls`