sftp.exe examples

• Setup sftp-server on host

  • Add location of sftp-server.exe binary as a subsystem in sshd_config file by adding an entry like below:
  • Subsystem sftp sftp-server.exe
  • Restart sshd.exe
  • sftp-server will now be started automatically by sshd server when a sftp client connects to this computer

• sftp.exe examples

  • sftp test1@localhost //login to local machine using test1 username
  • sftp -i .ssh/id_rsa test1@remotehost //login using .ssh/id_rsa public key pair
  • pwd //show current remote directory
  • lpwd //show current local directory
  • cd /tests //changed to remote directory c:/tests
  • get file1.txt //download file1.txt from remote system to local directory
  • put file1.txt //upload the file to remote system from the current local directory
  • exit