SCP - Copy file to remote
scp file.txt user@remote:/path/to/destination/
SCP - Copy from remote
scp user@remote:/path/to/file.txt ./
SCP - Copy directory
scp -r directory/ user@remote:/path/to/destination/
SCP - With custom port
scp -P 2222 file.txt user@remote:/path/
SCP - Preserve permissions
scp -p file.txt user@remote:/path/
SCP - Limit bandwidth (KB/s)
scp -l 1000 file.txt user@remote:/path/
SCP - Verbose output
scp -v file.txt user@remote:/path/
SCP - Use specific SSH key
scp -i ~/.ssh/id_rsa file.txt user@remote:/path/
SCP - Compress during transfer
scp -C large_file.txt user@remote:/path/
SCP - Copy between two remote hosts
scp user1@host1:/file user2@host2:/destination/
SFTP - Connect to server
sftp user@remote
SFTP - Custom port
sftp -P 2222 user@remote
SFTP - Upload file
put local_file.txt
SFTP - Upload directory
put -r local_directory/
SFTP - Download file
get remote_file.txt
SFTP - Download directory
get -r remote_directory/
SFTP - List remote files
ls
SFTP - List local files
lls
SFTP - Change remote directory
cd /path/to/directory
SFTP - Change local directory
lcd /path/to/directory
SFTP - Create remote directory
mkdir new_directory
SFTP - Delete remote file
rm file.txt
SFTP - Delete remote directory
rmdir directory
SFTP - Show current remote directory
pwd
SFTP - Show current local directory
lpwd
SFTP - Rename remote file
rename old_name.txt new_name.txt
SFTP - Change permissions
chmod 644 file.txt
SFTP - Execute shell command
!ls -la
SFTP - Batch mode
sftp -b batch_commands.txt user@remote
batch_commands.txt:
cd /uploads
put file1.txt
put file2.txt
quit
SFTP - Resume transfer
Most SFTP clients support reget and reput:
reget large_file.txt
SFTP - Help
help
SFTP - Exit
quit
Or:
exit