{"id":21071,"date":"2016-12-19T07:45:01","date_gmt":"2016-12-19T13:45:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rosehosting.com\/blog\/?p=21071"},"modified":"2022-12-07T09:59:42","modified_gmt":"2022-12-07T15:59:42","slug":"7-useful-sftp-command-line-examples","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rosehosting.com\/blog\/7-useful-sftp-command-line-examples\/","title":{"rendered":"7 SFTP Command Line Examples In Linux"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"bsf_rt_marker\"><\/div>\r\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"742\" height=\"371\" class=\"wp-image-28898\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rosehosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/SFTP-Command-Line-Examples.jpg\" alt=\"SFTP Command Line Examples\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rosehosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/SFTP-Command-Line-Examples.jpg 742w, https:\/\/www.rosehosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/SFTP-Command-Line-Examples-150x75.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.rosehosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/SFTP-Command-Line-Examples-300x150.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 742px) 100vw, 742px\" \/><\/figure>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\r\n<figure class=\"alignright\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"114\" class=\"wp-image-28899\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rosehosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/SFTP-command-examples.jpg\" alt=\"SFTP command examples\" \/><\/figure>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>Today we will present you with several useful <strong>SFTP command-line examples<\/strong>. We are all familiar with the FTP (File Transfer Protocol) and if you are reading this article you&#8217;ve probably used it for transferring files to your virtual server and your local computer. <br \/><br \/>FTP is a very simple protocol, but it is also very insecure. All transmissions, including the username and password, are transferred in clear text and it does not use any type of security or encryption while transferring the data. It means that all data can be read by anyone who may intercept the transmission. Luckily, there is a great and secure replacement for the FTP protocol &#8211; SFTP. In this tutorial, we will focus on 7 Useful SFTP command examples.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\r\n<figure class=\"alignleft\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"140\" class=\"wp-image-28437\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rosehosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/linux-sftp-command.jpg\" alt=\"linux sftp command\" \/><\/figure>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>SFTP stands for Secure File Transfer Protocol and it relies on SSH. SFTP allows users to transfer data over a connection that is secured using the well-known Secure Shell (SSH) protocol. The SFTP protocol is also faster and uses less data than the FTP protocol. Therefore we highly recommend using SFTP commands, instead of FTP whenever possible. With SFTP commands, you can transfer your files between your machines using some of the popular SFTP clients such as FileZilla, Cyberduck, or WinSCP. You can also do it directly from the Linux command line.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>In this article, we will demonstrate and explain some of the most popular and useful SFTP commands.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_65 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-transparent ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-663e01da67bfd\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"ez-toc-cssicon\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-663e01da67bfd\"  aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rosehosting.com\/blog\/7-useful-sftp-command-line-examples\/#i\" title=\"\u00a0\">\u00a0<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rosehosting.com\/blog\/7-useful-sftp-command-line-examples\/#1-Connect-to-the-SFTP-server\" title=\"1. Connect to the SFTP server\">1. Connect to the SFTP server<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rosehosting.com\/blog\/7-useful-sftp-command-line-examples\/#2-List-SFTP-files-in-the-current-directory\" title=\"2. List SFTP files in the current directory\">2. List SFTP files in the current directory<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rosehosting.com\/blog\/7-useful-sftp-command-line-examples\/#3-Navigate-through-directories\" title=\"3. Navigate through directories\">3. Navigate through directories<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rosehosting.com\/blog\/7-useful-sftp-command-line-examples\/#4-Upload-files-and-directories-using-the-put-command\" title=\"4. Upload files and directories using the put command\">4. Upload files and directories using the put command<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rosehosting.com\/blog\/7-useful-sftp-command-line-examples\/#5-Download-files-and-directories-using-the-get-command\" title=\"5. Download files and directories using the get command\">5. Download files and directories using the get command<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rosehosting.com\/blog\/7-useful-sftp-command-line-examples\/#6-Create-and-remove-directories\" title=\"6. Create and remove directories\">6. Create and remove directories<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rosehosting.com\/blog\/7-useful-sftp-command-line-examples\/#7-Getting-Help\" title=\"7. Getting Help\">7. Getting Help<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"i\"><\/span>\u00a0<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-1-connect-to-the-sftp-server\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"1-Connect-to-the-SFTP-server\"><\/span>1. <strong>Connect to the SFTP server<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>You can connect to a remote server via SFTP using the following command<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\">sftp\u00a0 user@IP_Address\r\n\r\nuser@IP_Address' password:\r\nConnected to IP_Address.<\/pre>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>You can also use a hostname instead of the IP address.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>We already mentioned that SFTP is using the same protocol as SSH, so if SSH is not listening on the default port 22, you can specify the port in the command<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\">sftp -oPort=2345 user@IP_Address<\/pre>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>Where &#8216;2345&#8217; is the port number you are using.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-2-list-sftp-files-in-the-current-directory\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"2-List-SFTP-files-in-the-current-directory\"><\/span><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-28901\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rosehosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Linux-SFTP-command.jpg\" alt=\"Linux SFTP command\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/>2. <strong>List SFTP files in the current directory<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>The SFTP command to list all files is ls , so that you can list all files and directories in the current working directory, as shown below.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\">sftp&gt; ls\r\ndirectory directory1\u00a0 file\u00a0 file.txt file.zip<\/pre>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>You can also list the files on the local system<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\">sftp&gt; lls<\/pre>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-3-navigate-through-directories\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"3-Navigate-through-directories\"><\/span>3. <strong>Navigate through directories<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>To find the current working directory on the local server use<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\">sftp&gt; pwd\r\nRemote working directory: \/home\/user<\/pre>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>for the local server, use the following command<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\">sftp&gt; lpwd\r\nLocal working directory: \/<\/pre>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>You can easily change the working directory in SFTP. For the remote server use<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\">sftp? cd directory<\/pre>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>and for the local server use<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\">sftp&gt; lcd directory<\/pre>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-4-upload-files-and-directories-using-the-put-command\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"4-Upload-files-and-directories-using-the-put-command\"><\/span>4. <strong>Upload files and directories using the put command<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>You can upload single or multiple files or directories from the local machine to the remote one.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\">sftp&gt; put filename<\/pre>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>To upload multiple files use the following command<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\">sftp&gt; mput file1 file2 file3<\/pre>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>To upload a directory to the remote server, you have to create the destination directory on the remote server first, and then start the upload<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\">sftp&gt; mkdir directory\r\nsftp&gt; put -r directory\/<\/pre>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-5-download-files-and-directories-using-the-get-command\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"5-Download-files-and-directories-using-the-get-command\"><\/span>5. <strong>Download files and directories using the get command<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>Download a single file from the remote to the local machine<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\">sftp&gt; get file<\/pre>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>or download multiple files with the &#8216;mget&#8217; command<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\">sftp&gt; mget file1 file2 file3<\/pre>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>Download a directory and all its content with the following command<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\">sftp&gt; get -r directory<\/pre>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-6-create-and-remove-directories\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"6-Create-and-remove-directories\"><\/span>6. <strong>Create and remove directories<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>Create a new directory on the remote server<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\">sftp&gt; mkdir newdirectory<\/pre>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>Create a new directory on the local server<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\">sftp&gt; lmkdir newdirectory<\/pre>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-7-getting-help\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"7-Getting-Help\"><\/span>7. <strong>Getting Help<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>You can find all SFTP commands with a short description by executing &#8216;help&#8217; or &#8216;?&#8217;.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\">sftp&gt; ?\r\n\r\nAvailable commands:\r\nbye\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Quit sftp\r\ncd path\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Change remote directory to 'path'\r\nchgrp grp path\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Change group of file 'path' to 'grp'\r\nchmod mode path\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Change permissions of file 'path' to 'mode'\r\nchown own path\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Change owner of file 'path' to 'own'\r\ndf [-hi] [path]\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Display statistics for current directory or\r\nfilesystem containing 'path'\r\nexit\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Quit sftp\r\nget [-Ppr] remote [local]\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Download file\r\nreget remote [local]\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Resume download file\r\nhelp\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Display this help text\r\nlcd path\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Change local directory to 'path'\r\nlls [ls-options [path]]\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Display local directory listing\r\nlmkdir path\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Create local directory\r\nln [-s] oldpath newpath\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Link remote file (-s for symlink)\r\nlpwd\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Print local working directory\r\nls [-1afhlnrSt] [path]\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Display remote directory listing\r\nlumask umask\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Set local umask to 'umask'\r\nmkdir path\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Create remote directory\r\nprogress\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Toggle display of progress meter\r\nput [-Ppr] local [remote]\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Upload file\r\npwd\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Display remote working 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version\r\n!command\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Execute 'command' in local shell\r\n!\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Escape to local shell\r\n?\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Synonym for help<\/pre>\r\n\r\n\r\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\" \/>\r\n\r\n\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\r\n<figure class=\"alignleft\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"180\" height=\"173\" class=\"wp-image-27649\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rosehosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/sftp-command-line-example.jpg\" alt=\"sftp command line examples\" 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