sftp
sftp is a Linux command in the SSH & Remote category, rated advanced difficulty. Interactive file transfer program over SSH (like FTP but secure). The syntax is sftp [options] user@host. Key options and parameters: user@host — remote server. It returns interactive file transfer session. A practical example: sftp user@host # Commands: get file, put file, ls, cd, pwd, quit sftp -b batch.txt user@host # Batch mode A close relative is ssh, which secure Shell client — connects to remote machines securely. A close relative is scp, which securely copies files between hosts over SSH. A close relative is rsync, which fast file syncing tool that transfers only differences. More about this category: Linux SSH and remote commands — ssh, scp, rsync, sftp, and more. Connect to and transfer files between remote systems. Related SSH & Remote commands: ssh, scp, rsync, ssh-keygen, ssh-copy-id, ssh-add, ssh-agent, ssh-keyscan.