Recipe: Transferring files through network

FTP ( File Transfer Protocol)
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$ lftp username@ftp.domain_name

lftp ftp.domain_name:/>

lftp ftp.domain_name:/> get filename


lftp ftp.domain_name:/> put filename

lftp ftp.domain_name:/> quit


SFTP( Secure FTP)
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$ sftp user@domainname

$ sftp -oPort=422 user@slynux.org

SCP (Secure Copy)
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$ scp filename user@remotehost:/home/path

$ scp SOURCE DESTINATION
SOURCE or DESTINATION can be in format username@localhost:/path


$ scp user@remotehost:/home/path/filename filename

Recursive copy
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$ scp -r /home/slynux user@remotehost:/home/backups

Preserve permissions
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$ scp -rp /home/slynux user@remotehost:/home/backups 




Scripts:
ftp.sh