Downloading a file in sftp terminal

Improve this question. Add a comment. Active Oldest Votes. Improve this answer. Everyone wouldn't be showing wget, sftp, scp and rsync if ftp were up to the task. Oops sorry - no. If you're bound to the FTP protocol you can use lftp to do a recursive download of a directory tree.

Old school solution to this problem. OK, thank you very much, but is there a way via FTP to do this? I was unaware of curl's FTP proclivity. I'll probably use it more often. Show 1 more comment. That's not what I'm asking. In other words, what commands in FTP do I use to download a folder? Both links are dead : — xarlymg Use put command to upload a file from local system to remote system.

Use cd to change location of remote upload folder first. To upload files and folders recursively use -r switch with put command. Below command will upload directory localdir and all files and sub directories to remote server. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Facebook Twitter Instagram. TecAdmin Home Ubuntu Related Posts.

You can upload entire folders by providing a path to the Path parameter rather than a single file. Thankfully, the community has made modules for everyone to use freely to make this job much more manageable. ATA is known for its high-quality written tutorials in the form of blog posts. Why not write on a platform with an existing audience and share your knowledge with the world? Adam the Automator. Twitter Facebook LinkedIn. Table of Contents.