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About SSH File Transfer Protocol
Notes
Running SFTP Server on MacOS
MacOS has SFTP support built-in, but disabled by default.
Use sftp to make a connection:
$ sftp paulgallagher@labarrossa
Password:
Connected to paulgallagher@labarrossa.
sftp> ls Downloads
...
sftp>
Common FTP Commands
| Command | Description |
|---|---|
| bye, close, quit | Terminates an FTP connection. |
| cd | Changes the current working directory on the FTP host server. |
| cwd | Changes the current directory to the specified remote directory. |
| dir | Requests a directory of files uploaded or available for download. |
| get | Downloads a single file. |
| ls | Requests a list of file names uploaded or available for download. |
| mget | Interactively downloads multiple files. |
| mput | Interactively uploads multiple files. |
| open | Starts an FTP connection. |
| pasv | Tells the server to enter passive mode, in which the server waits for the client to establish a connection rather than attempting to connect to a port the client specifies. |
| put | Uploads a single file. |
| pwd | Queries the current working directory. |
| ren | Renames or moves a file. |
| site | Executes a site-specific command. |
| type | Sets the file transfer mode: ASCII, Binary |
Credits and References
- File Transfer Protocol
- SSH File Transfer Protocol
- Start an FTP or SFTP Server in Mac OS X
- How To Turn On Your Mac’s SFTP Server
- List of FTP commands - server commands, but note clients usually use more familiar aliases
- Summary of FTP Client Commands