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1SFTP(1) OpenBSD Reference Manual SFTP(1)
2
3NAME
4 sftp - secure file transfer program
5
6SYNOPSIS
7 sftp [-1246Cpqrv] [-B buffer_size] [-b batchfile] [-c cipher]
8 [-D sftp_server_path] [-F ssh_config] [-i identity_file]
9 [-o ssh_option] [-P port] [-R num_requests] [-S program]
10 [-s subsystem | sftp_server] host
11 sftp [user@]host[:file ...]
12 sftp [user@]host[:dir[/]]
13 sftp -b batchfile [user@]host
14
15DESCRIPTION
16 sftp is an interactive file transfer program, similar to ftp(1), which
17 performs all operations over an encrypted ssh(1) transport. It may also
18 use many features of ssh, such as public key authentication and
19 compression. sftp connects and logs into the specified host, then enters
20 an interactive command mode.
21
22 The second usage format will retrieve files automatically if a non-
23 interactive authentication method is used; otherwise it will do so after
24 successful interactive authentication.
25
26 The third usage format allows sftp to start in a remote directory.
27
28 The final usage format allows for automated sessions using the -b option.
29 In such cases, it is necessary to configure non-interactive
30 authentication to obviate the need to enter a password at connection time
31 (see sshd(8) and ssh-keygen(1) for details). The options are as follows:
32
33 -1 Specify the use of protocol version 1.
34
35 -2 Specify the use of protocol version 2.
36
37 -4 Forces sftp to use IPv4 addresses only.
38
39 -6 Forces sftp to use IPv6 addresses only.
40
41 -B buffer_size
42 Specify the size of the buffer that sftp uses when transferring
43 files. Larger buffers require fewer round trips at the cost of
44 higher memory consumption. The default is 32768 bytes.
45
46 -b batchfile
47 Batch mode reads a series of commands from an input batchfile
48 instead of stdin. Since it lacks user interaction it should be
49 used in conjunction with non-interactive authentication. A
50 batchfile of `-' may be used to indicate standard input. sftp
51 will abort if any of the following commands fail: get, put,
52 rename, ln, rm, mkdir, chdir, ls, lchdir, chmod, chown, chgrp,
53 lpwd, df, and lmkdir. Termination on error can be suppressed on
54 a command by command basis by prefixing the command with a `-'
55 character (for example, -rm /tmp/blah*).
56
57 -C Enables compression (via ssh's -C flag).
58
59 -c cipher
60 Selects the cipher to use for encrypting the data transfers.
61 This option is directly passed to ssh(1).
62
63 -D sftp_server_path
64 Connect directly to a local sftp server (rather than via ssh(1)).
65 This option may be useful in debugging the client and server.
66
67 -F ssh_config
68 Specifies an alternative per-user configuration file for ssh(1).
69 This option is directly passed to ssh(1).
70
71 -i identity_file
72 Selects the file from which the identity (private key) for public
73 key authentication is read. This option is directly passed to
74 ssh(1).
75
76 -o ssh_option
77 Can be used to pass options to ssh in the format used in
78 ssh_config(5). This is useful for specifying options for which
79 there is no separate sftp command-line flag. For example, to
80 specify an alternate port use: sftp -oPort=24. For full details
81 of the options listed below, and their possible values, see
82 ssh_config(5).
83
84 AddressFamily
85 BatchMode
86 BindAddress
87 ChallengeResponseAuthentication
88 CheckHostIP
89 Cipher
90 Ciphers
91 Compression
92 CompressionLevel
93 ConnectionAttempts
94 ConnectTimeout
95 ControlMaster
96 ControlPath
97 GlobalKnownHostsFile
98 GSSAPIAuthentication
99 GSSAPIDelegateCredentials
100 HashKnownHosts
101 Host
102 HostbasedAuthentication
103 HostKeyAlgorithms
104 HostKeyAlias
105 HostName
106 IdentityFile
107 IdentitiesOnly
108 KbdInteractiveDevices
109 LogLevel
110 MACs
111 NoHostAuthenticationForLocalhost
112 NumberOfPasswordPrompts
113 PasswordAuthentication
114 PKCS11Provider
115 Port
116 PreferredAuthentications
117 Protocol
118 ProxyCommand
119 PubkeyAuthentication
120 RekeyLimit
121 RhostsRSAAuthentication
122 RSAAuthentication
123 SendEnv
124 ServerAliveInterval
125 ServerAliveCountMax
126 StrictHostKeyChecking
127 TCPKeepAlive
128 UsePrivilegedPort
129 User
130 UserKnownHostsFile
131 VerifyHostKeyDNS
132
133 -P port
134 Specifies the port to connect to on the remote host.
135
136 -p Preserves modification times, access times, and modes from the
137 original files transferred.
138
139 -q Quiet mode: disables the progress meter as well as warning and
140 diagnostic messages from ssh(1).
141
142 -R num_requests
143 Specify how many requests may be outstanding at any one time.
144 Increasing this may slightly improve file transfer speed but will
145 increase memory usage. The default is 64 outstanding requests.
146
147 -r Recursively copy entire directories when uploading and
148 downloading. Note that sftp does not follow symbolic links
149 encountered in the tree traversal.
150
151 -S program
152 Name of the program to use for the encrypted connection. The
153 program must understand ssh(1) options.
154
155 -s subsystem | sftp_server
156 Specifies the SSH2 subsystem or the path for an sftp server on
157 the remote host. A path is useful for using sftp over protocol
158 version 1, or when the remote sshd(8) does not have an sftp
159 subsystem configured.
160
161 -v Raise logging level. This option is also passed to ssh.
162
163INTERACTIVE COMMANDS
164 Once in interactive mode, sftp understands a set of commands similar to
165 those of ftp(1). Commands are case insensitive. Pathnames that contain
166 spaces must be enclosed in quotes. Any special characters contained
167 within pathnames that are recognized by glob(3) must be escaped with
168 backslashes (`\').
169
170 bye Quit sftp.
171
172 cd path
173 Change remote directory to path.
174
175 chgrp grp path
176 Change group of file path to grp. path may contain glob(3)
177 characters and may match multiple files. grp must be a numeric
178 GID.
179
180 chmod mode path
181 Change permissions of file path to mode. path may contain
182 glob(3) characters and may match multiple files.
183
184 chown own path
185 Change owner of file path to own. path may contain glob(3)
186 characters and may match multiple files. own must be a numeric
187 UID.
188
189 df [-hi] [path]
190 Display usage information for the filesystem holding the current
191 directory (or path if specified). If the -h flag is specified,
192 the capacity information will be displayed using "human-readable"
193 suffixes. The -i flag requests display of inode information in
194 addition to capacity information. This command is only supported
195 on servers that implement the ``statvfs@openssh.com'' extension.
196
197 exit Quit sftp.
198
199 get [-Ppr] remote-path [local-path]
200 Retrieve the remote-path and store it on the local machine. If
201 the local path name is not specified, it is given the same name
202 it has on the remote machine. remote-path may contain glob(3)
203 characters and may match multiple files. If it does and
204 local-path is specified, then local-path must specify a
205 directory.
206
207 If either the -P or -p flag is specified, then full file
208 permissions and access times are copied too.
209
210 If the -r flag is specified then directories will be copied
211 recursively. Note that sftp does not follow symbolic links when
212 performing recursive transfers.
213
214 help Display help text.
215
216 lcd path
217 Change local directory to path.
218
219 lls [ls-options [path]]
220 Display local directory listing of either path or current
221 directory if path is not specified. ls-options may contain any
222 flags supported by the local system's ls(1) command. path may
223 contain glob(3) characters and may match multiple files.
224
225 lmkdir path
226 Create local directory specified by path.
227
228 ln oldpath newpath
229 Create a symbolic link from oldpath to newpath.
230
231 lpwd Print local working directory.
232
233 ls [-1afhlnrSt] [path]
234 Display a remote directory listing of either path or the current
235 directory if path is not specified. path may contain glob(3)
236 characters and may match multiple files.
237
238 The following flags are recognized and alter the behaviour of ls
239 accordingly:
240
241 -1 Produce single columnar output.
242
243 -a List files beginning with a dot (`.').
244
245 -f Do not sort the listing. The default sort order is
246 lexicographical.
247
248 -h When used with a long format option, use unit suffixes:
249 Byte, Kilobyte, Megabyte, Gigabyte, Terabyte, Petabyte,
250 and Exabyte in order to reduce the number of digits to
251 four or fewer using powers of 2 for sizes (K=1024,
252 M=1048576, etc.).
253
254 -l Display additional details including permissions and
255 ownership information.
256
257 -n Produce a long listing with user and group information
258 presented numerically.
259
260 -r Reverse the sort order of the listing.
261
262 -S Sort the listing by file size.
263
264 -t Sort the listing by last modification time.
265
266 lumask umask
267 Set local umask to umask.
268
269 mkdir path
270 Create remote directory specified by path.
271
272 progress
273 Toggle display of progress meter.
274
275 put [-Ppr] local-path [remote-path]
276 Upload local-path and store it on the remote machine. If the
277 remote path name is not specified, it is given the same name it
278 has on the local machine. local-path may contain glob(3)
279 characters and may match multiple files. If it does and
280 remote-path is specified, then remote-path must specify a
281 directory.
282
283 If ether the -P or -p flag is specified, then full file
284 permissions and access times are copied too.
285
286 If the -r flag is specified then directories will be copied
287 recursively. Note that sftp does not follow symbolic links when
288 performing recursive transfers.
289
290 pwd Display remote working directory.
291
292 quit Quit sftp.
293
294 rename oldpath newpath
295 Rename remote file from oldpath to newpath.
296
297 rm path
298 Delete remote file specified by path.
299
300 rmdir path
301 Remove remote directory specified by path.
302
303 symlink oldpath newpath
304 Create a symbolic link from oldpath to newpath.
305
306 version
307 Display the sftp protocol version.
308
309 !command
310 Execute command in local shell.
311
312 ! Escape to local shell.
313
314 ? Synonym for help.
315
316SEE ALSO
317 ftp(1), ls(1), scp(1), ssh(1), ssh-add(1), ssh-keygen(1), glob(3),
318 ssh_config(5), sftp-server(8), sshd(8)
319
320 T. Ylonen, S. Lehtinen, SSH File Transfer Protocol,
321 draft-ietf-secsh-filexfer-00.txt, January 2001, work in progress
322 material.
323
324OpenBSD 4.8 February 8, 2010 OpenBSD 4.8