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cftp: Conch command-line SFTP client

Command to display cftp manual in Linux: $ man 1 cftp

NAME

cftp - Conch command-line SFTP client

SYNOPSIS

cftp [-B buffer_size ] [-b command_file ] [-R num_requests ] [-s subsystem ]

DESCRIPTION

cftp is a client for logging into a remote machine and executing commands to send and receive file information. It can wrap a number of file transfer subsystems

The options are as follows:

-B: Specifies the default size of the buffer to use for sending and receiving. (Default value: 32768 bytes.)
-b: File to read commands from, '-' for stdin. (Default value: interactive/stdin.)
-R: Number of requests to make before waiting for a reply.
-s: Subsystem/server program to connect to.

The following commands are recognised by cftp :

cd path: Change the remote directory to 'path'.
chgrp gid path: Change the gid of 'path' to 'gid'.
chmod mode path: Change mode of 'path' to 'mode'.
chown uid path: Change uid of 'path' to 'uid'.
exit: Disconnect from the server.
get remote-path [local-path ]: Get remote file and optionally store it at specified local path.
help: Get a list of available commands.
lcd path: Change local directory to 'path'.
lls [ls-options [path ] ]: Display local directory listing.
lmkdir path: Create local directory.
ln linkpath targetpath: Symlink remote file.
lpwd: Print the local working directory.
ls [-l [path ] ]: Display remote directory listing.
mkdir path: Create remote directory.
progress: Toggle progress bar.
put local-path [remote-path ]: Transfer local file to remote location
pwd: Print the remote working directory.
quit: Disconnect from the server.
rename oldpath newpath: Rename remote file.
rmdir path: Remove remote directory.
rm path: Remove remote file.
version: Print the SFTP version.
?: Synonym for 'help'.

AUTHOR

cftp by Paul Swartz <z3p [at] twistedmatrix.com>. Man page by Mary Gardiner <mary [at] twistedmatrix.com>.

REPORTING BUGS

Report bugs to http://twistedmatrix.com/bugs/