sftp

Secure File Transfer Protocol over SSH.

Last updated: 2026-07-05 Report error

Syntax

$sftp [OPTIONS] USER@HOST

Examples

$sftp user@example.com

Examples

$sftp -P 2222 user@example.com

Typical use cases

SFTP Session

sftp USER@HOST

Specify port

sftp -P PORT USER@HOST

Note Interactive file transfer over SSH.

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