How to use FTP or SFTP in Linux command line interface | Linux Today

How to use FTP or SFTP in Linux command line interface

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Shusain
Apr 26, 2021

FTP or File Transfer Protocol is a network protocol that is used to transfer files to & from a remote location. If you are looking to set up an FTP server, then please go through the tutorials mentioned HERE & HERE.

In this tutorial, we are going to discuss how to use Linux FTP or SFTP command to manage files and directories FTP server using the command line interface. Though there are many GUI clients available that can be used to manage files but there are many a time when CLI is the best option.

So let?s start our tutorial on how to use the Linux FTP command in the command line interface.

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Shusain

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