How to manually transfer files via SFTP in Linux server?
Today in this video you will learn how to transfer files securely with SFTP. To open an SFTP connection to a remote system, use the sftp command followed by the remote server username and the IP address or domain name:
sftp remote_username@server_ip_or_hostname
If you are connecting to a host using password authentication you will be prompted to enter the user password.
Once connected, you will be presented with the sftp prompt, and you can start interacting with the remote machine:
Now you need to choose a path where you want to get the file/folder to be transferred. In order to do this run a command lcd and specify the destination path. Once you did that download the files remotely from the source using get command
To download a directory from the remote system, use the recursive -r option:
get -r remote_directory
That’s all, You are done!!!
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