Essential sftp Commands
The following table lists essential sftp commands.
Table 5 Essential sftp Commands
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sftp
remote-system
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sftp
remote-system:file
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Copies the named file from
remote-system.
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bye
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Quits the sftp session.
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help
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Lists all sftp commands.
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ls
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Lists the contents of the remote working directory.
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lls
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Lists the contents of the local working directory.
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pwd
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Displays the name of the remote working directory.
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cd
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Changes the remote working directory.
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lcd
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Changes the local working directory.
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mkdir
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Creates a directory on the remote system.
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rmdir
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Deletes a directory on the remote system.
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get
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Copies a file from the remote working directory to the local working directory.
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put
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Copies a file from the local working directory to the remote working directory.
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delete
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Deletes a file from the remote working directory.
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For more information, see the sftp(1) man page.