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Sftp software can be used as an alternative to normal FTP software like CoreFTP to upload files on your web server.

Why SFTP:

- Its more secure.
- Available both in command line and GUI versions.
- Connects to secure ports.

List of SFTP clients/ GUI software

• Core FTP Mini SFTP Server – Lightweight server that supports SFTP (SSH2) mode only. Runs on Windows.
• freeFTPd - freeFTPd is a FTP/FTPS/SFTP server – run as a service – simple – permits sftp and ftp
• OpenSSH (portable, built into most versions of Linux and Mac OS X and supports Windows with Cygwin)
• WinSCP (Windows)
• Filezilla

The ports are connected in a secure way and encrypted data is used.

List of SFTP commands for the command line version: (unix and Mac users)

To connect enter:
sftp username@host

cd Change the directory (same like ms dos)
chmod Change the permissions
chown to change ownership
dir (or ls) List the files in current folder/directory
exit (or quit) To quit the current session
get Download a file from remote host to local computer
help (or ?) Get help on the use of SFTP commands
lcd Change the directory on the local computer
lls See a list of the files in the current directory on the local computer
lmkdir Create a directory on the local computer
ln (or symlink) Create a symbolic link for a file on the remote computer
lpwd Show the current directory (present working directory) on the local computer
lumask Change the local umask value
mkdir Create a directory on the remote computer
put Copy a file from the local computer to the remote computer
pwd Show the current directory (present working directory) on the remote computer
rename Rename a file on t
rm Delete files from the remote computer
rmdir Remove a directory on the remote host
version To display version of ftp you are using

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