SFTP

Section: SSH2(1)
Updated: June 30, 1998
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NAME

sftp - secure ftp client

 

SYNOPSIS

sftp [-d debug_level_spec] [-c cipher] [-v] [-S ssh2_path] [-p remote_port] [host[#port][ user]]

 

DESCRIPTION

Sftp (Secure File Transfer) is a ftp-like client that can be used in file transfer over the network. Sftp uses Ssh2 in data connections, so the file transport is secure.

 

OPTIONS

-d debug_level_spec
Debug mode. Makes sftp send verbose debug output to stderr. The debugging level is either a number (0-99), or a comma-separated list of assignments "ModulePattern=debug_level".
-c cipher
Select encryption algorithm. Multiple -c options are allowed and a single -c flag can have only one cipher.
-v
Enable verbose mode. Display verbose debugging messages. Equal to `-d 2'. This option can also be specified in the configuration file.
-S ssh2_path
Specifies the path to ssh2 used in connecting.
-p remote_port
Specify the remote port to connect to.

 

AUTHORS

SSH Communications Security Ltd

For more information, see http://www.ssh.com.

 

SEE ALSO

ssh2(1), sshd2(8), ssh-keygen2(1), ssh-agent2(1), ssh-add2(1), scp2(1) ftp(1), rlogin(1), rsh(1), telnet(1)


 

Index

NAME
SYNOPSIS
DESCRIPTION
OPTIONS
AUTHORS
SEE ALSO

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