-.\" $OpenBSD: sftp.1,v 1.33 2002/02/26 19:06:43 deraadt Exp $
+.\" $OpenBSD: sftp.1,v 1.57 2004/06/21 22:41:31 djm Exp $
.\"
.\" Copyright (c) 2001 Damien Miller. All rights reserved.
.\"
.Os
.Sh NAME
.Nm sftp
-.Nd Secure file transfer program
+.Nd secure file transfer program
.Sh SYNOPSIS
.Nm sftp
-.Op Fl vC1
-.Op Fl b Ar batchfile
-.Op Fl o Ar ssh_option
-.Op Fl s Ar subsystem | sftp_server
+.Bk -words
+.Op Fl 1Cv
.Op Fl B Ar buffer_size
+.Op Fl b Ar batchfile
.Op Fl F Ar ssh_config
-.Op Fl P Ar sftp_server path
+.Op Fl o Ar ssh_option
+.Op Fl P Ar sftp_server_path
.Op Fl R Ar num_requests
.Op Fl S Ar program
+.Op Fl s Ar subsystem | sftp_server
.Ar host
+.Ek
.Nm sftp
-.Op [\fIuser\fR@]\fIhost\fR[:\fIfile\fR [\fIfile\fR]]
+.Oo Oo Ar user Ns @ Oc Ns
+.Ar host Ns Oo : Ns Ar file Oo
+.Ar file Oc Oc Oc
.Nm sftp
-.Op [\fIuser\fR@]\fIhost\fR[:\fIdir\fR[\fI/\fR]]
+.Oo Oo Ar user Ns @ Oc Ns
+.Ar host Ns Oo : Ns Ar dir Ns
+.Oo Ar / Oc Oc Oc
+.Nm sftp
+.Fl b Ar batchfile
+.Oo Ar user Ns @ Oc Ns Ar host
.Sh DESCRIPTION
.Nm
is an interactive file transfer program, similar to
authentication method is used; otherwise it will do so after
successful interactive authentication.
.Pp
-The last usage format allows the sftp client to start in a remote directory.
+The third usage format allows the sftp client to start in a remote directory.
.Pp
+The final usage format allows for automated sessions using the
+.Fl b
+option.
+In such cases, it is usually necessary to configure public key authentication
+to obviate the need to enter a password at connection time (see
+.Xr sshd 8
+and
+.Xr ssh-keygen 1
+for details).
The options are as follows:
.Bl -tag -width Ds
+.It Fl 1
+Specify the use of protocol version 1.
+.It Fl B Ar buffer_size
+Specify the size of the buffer that
+.Nm
+uses when transferring files.
+Larger buffers require fewer round trips at the cost of higher
+memory consumption.
+The default is 32768 bytes.
.It Fl b Ar batchfile
Batch mode reads a series of commands from an input
.Ar batchfile
.Em stdin .
Since it lacks user interaction it should be used in conjunction with
non-interactive authentication.
+A
+.Ar batchfile
+of
+.Sq \-
+may be used to indicate standard input.
.Nm
will abort if any of the following
commands fail:
.Ic get , put , rename , ln ,
-.Ic rm , mkdir , chdir , lchdir
+.Ic rm , mkdir , chdir , ls ,
+.Ic lchdir , chmod , chown , chgrp , lpwd
and
.Ic lmkdir .
-.It Fl o Ar ssh_option
-Can be used to pass options to
-.Nm ssh
-in the format used in the
-.Xr ssh 1
-configuration file. This is useful for specifying options
-for which there is no separate
-.Nm sftp
-command-line flag. For example, to specify an alternate
-port use:
-.Ic sftp -oPort=24 .
-.It Fl s Ar subsystem | sftp_server
-Specifies the SSH2 subsystem or the path for an sftp server
-on the remote host. A path is useful for using sftp over
-protocol version 1, or when the remote
-.Nm sshd
-does not have an sftp subsystem configured.
-.It Fl v
-Raise logging level. This option is also passed to ssh.
-.It Fl B Ar buffer_size
-Specify the size of the buffer that
-.Nm
-uses when transferring files. Larger buffers require fewer round trips at
-the cost of higher memory consumption. The default is 32768 bytes.
+Termination on error can be suppressed on a command by command basis by
+prefixing the command with a
+.Sq \-
+character (for example,
+.Ic -rm /tmp/blah* ) .
.It Fl C
Enables compression (via ssh's
.Fl C
.It Fl F Ar ssh_config
Specifies an alternative
per-user configuration file for
-.Nm ssh .
+.Xr ssh 1 .
This option is directly passed to
.Xr ssh 1 .
-.It Fl P Ar sftp_server path
-Connect directly to a local
-.Nm sftp-server
+.It Fl o Ar ssh_option
+Can be used to pass options to
+.Nm ssh
+in the format used in
+.Xr ssh_config 5 .
+This is useful for specifying options
+for which there is no separate
+.Nm sftp
+command-line flag.
+For example, to specify an alternate port use:
+.Ic sftp -oPort=24 .
+For full details of the options listed below, and their possible values, see
+.Xr ssh_config 5 .
+.Pp
+.Bl -tag -width Ds -offset indent -compact
+.It AddressFamily
+.It BatchMode
+.It BindAddress
+.It ChallengeResponseAuthentication
+.It CheckHostIP
+.It Cipher
+.It Ciphers
+.It Compression
+.It CompressionLevel
+.It ConnectionAttempts
+.It ConnectTimeout
+.It ControlMaster
+.It ControlPath
+.It GlobalKnownHostsFile
+.It GSSAPIAuthentication
+.It GSSAPIDelegateCredentials
+.It Host
+.It HostbasedAuthentication
+.It HostKeyAlgorithms
+.It HostKeyAlias
+.It HostName
+.It IdentityFile
+.It IdentitiesOnly
+.It LogLevel
+.It MACs
+.It NoHostAuthenticationForLocalhost
+.It NumberOfPasswordPrompts
+.It PasswordAuthentication
+.It Port
+.It PreferredAuthentications
+.It Protocol
+.It ProxyCommand
+.It PubkeyAuthentication
+.It RhostsRSAAuthentication
+.It RSAAuthentication
+.It SendEnv
+.It ServerAliveInterval
+.It ServerAliveCountMax
+.It SmartcardDevice
+.It StrictHostKeyChecking
+.It TCPKeepAlive
+.It UsePrivilegedPort
+.It User
+.It UserKnownHostsFile
+.It VerifyHostKeyDNS
+.El
+.It Fl P Ar sftp_server_path
+Connect directly to a local sftp server
(rather than via
-.Nm ssh )
+.Xr ssh 1 )
This option may be useful in debugging the client and server.
.It Fl R Ar num_requests
-Specify how many requests may be outstanding at any one time. Increasing
-this may slightly improve file transfer speed but will increase memory
-usage. The default is 16 outstanding requests.
+Specify how many requests may be outstanding at any one time.
+Increasing this may slightly improve file transfer speed
+but will increase memory usage.
+The default is 16 outstanding requests.
.It Fl S Ar program
Name of the
.Ar program
The program must understand
.Xr ssh 1
options.
-.It Fl 1
-Specify the use of protocol version 1.
+.It Fl s Ar subsystem | sftp_server
+Specifies the SSH2 subsystem or the path for an sftp server
+on the remote host.
+A path is useful for using
+.Nm
+over protocol version 1, or when the remote
+.Xr sshd 8
+does not have an sftp subsystem configured.
+.It Fl v
+Raise logging level.
+This option is also passed to ssh.
.El
.Sh INTERACTIVE COMMANDS
Once in interactive mode,
.Xr ftp 1 .
Commands are case insensitive and pathnames may be enclosed in quotes if they
contain spaces.
-.Bl -tag -width Ds
+.Bl -tag -width "lmdir path"
.It Ic bye
-Quit sftp.
+Quit
+.Nm sftp .
.It Ic cd Ar path
Change remote directory to
.Ar path .
-.It Ic lcd Ar path
-Change local directory to
-.Ar path .
.It Ic chgrp Ar grp Ar path
Change group of file
.Ar path
.Ar own
must be a numeric UID.
.It Ic exit
-Quit sftp.
+Quit
+.Nm sftp .
.It Xo Ic get
.Op Ar flags
.Ar remote-path
and store it on the local machine.
If the local
path name is not specified, it is given the same name it has on the
-remote machine. If the
+remote machine.
+If the
.Fl P
flag is specified, then the file's full permission and access time are
copied too.
.It Ic help
Display help text.
+.It Ic lcd Ar path
+Change local directory to
+.Ar path .
.It Ic lls Op Ar ls-options Op Ar path
Display local directory listing of either
.Ar path
.Ar newpath .
.It Ic lpwd
Print local working directory.
-.It Ic ls Op Ar path
+.It Xo Ic ls
+.Op Ar flags
+.Op Ar path
+.Xc
Display remote directory listing of either
.Ar path
or current directory if
.Ar path
is not specified.
+If the
+.Fl l
+flag is specified, then display additional details including permissions
+and ownership information.
+The
+.Fl n
+flag will produce a long listing with user and group information presented
+numerically.
+.Pp
+By default,
+.Ic ls
+listings are sorted in lexicographical order.
+This may be changed by specifying the
+.Fl S
+(sort by file size),
+.Fl t
+(sort by last modification time), or
+.Fl f
+(don't sort at all) flags.
+Additionally, the sort order may be reversed using the
+.Fl r
+flag.
.It Ic lumask Ar umask
Set local umask to
.Ar umask .
.It Ic mkdir Ar path
Create remote directory specified by
.Ar path .
+.It Ic progress
+Toggle display of progress meter.
.It Xo Ic put
.Op Ar flags
.Ar local-path
-.Op Ar local-path
+.Op Ar remote-path
.Xc
Upload
.Ar local-path
-and store it on the remote machine. If the remote path name is not
-specified, it is given the same name it has on the local machine. If the
+and store it on the remote machine.
+If the remote path name is not specified, it is given the same name it has
+on the local machine.
+If the
.Fl P
flag is specified, then the file's full permission and access time are
copied too.
.It Ic pwd
Display remote working directory.
.It Ic quit
-Quit sftp.
+Quit
+.Nm sftp .
.It Ic rename Ar oldpath Ar newpath
Rename remote file from
.Ar oldpath
to
.Ar newpath .
-.It Ic rmdir Ar path
-Remove remote directory specified by
-.Ar path .
.It Ic rm Ar path
Delete remote file specified by
.Ar path .
+.It Ic rmdir Ar path
+Remove remote directory specified by
+.Ar path .
.It Ic symlink Ar oldpath Ar newpath
Create a symbolic link from
.Ar oldpath
to
.Ar newpath .
-.It Ic ! Ar command
+.It Ic version
+Display the
+.Nm
+protocol version.
+.It Ic \&! Ar command
Execute
.Ar command
in local shell.
-.It Ic !
+.It Ic \&!
Escape to local shell.
-.It Ic ?
+.It Ic \&?
Synonym for help.
.El
-.Sh AUTHORS
-Damien Miller <djm@mindrot.org>
.Sh SEE ALSO
+.Xr ftp 1 ,
.Xr scp 1 ,
.Xr ssh 1 ,
.Xr ssh-add 1 ,
.Xr ssh-keygen 1 ,
+.Xr ssh_config 5 ,
.Xr sftp-server 8 ,
.Xr sshd 8
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