Or you can tell sftp to start its interactive session in a specific remote directory:.Sftp See Automatic Retrieval Mode for an example of using sftp in this way. You can also use sftp to retrieve files automatically, without any prompted interaction:.Sftp host See Interactive Mode for an example of using sftp this way. To launch an interactive session of sftp, use the following syntax: In this mode, sftp connects and logs into the specified host, then enters its interactive command mode, where you type all your commands at a prompt. (For more information about each option and it's possible values, see the Options section, below). There are four basic ways to use sftp, and the command syntax for each is listed here. It uses many of the features of ssh, such as public key authentication and data compression. Sftp performs all operations over an encrypted ssh session. So, for anonymous FTP transfers, use regular ftp. Because all sftp connections are encrypted, they require a username and password (or public key authentication).

If you need to transfer files over anonymous FTP, sftp is not the program to use.

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