SFTP

SFTP using code

This is one of the many ways that you can use SFTP automatically using shell script and sshpass.

Steps:

• Download sshpass using "sudo apt-get install sshpass"
• Create a shell script file using the file extension ".sh" and open it using Vi or Nano
• Basic code:

sshpass -p <password> sftp <user>@<host> << !

  <sftp commands (get,put,cd,lcd...)>

!

You can run your script if you are in the same directory using "./<filename>.sh" in terminal

• If the file doesnt have permission to run type "chmod 777 <file>"

Using SFTP in Terminal

SFTP is secure file transfer protocol. By using SFTP, you can transer files from a local machine to a remote machine.

1. From local machine, sftp into remote machine

2. Check what machine you are working on

3. If neccessary, change into needed directory on local or remote machine.

4. In sftp user either get or put command to get or put files.

5. Exit SFTp

*** If you want to get a directory listing for remote machine use ls , for local machine directory listing use lls ***