moving files through SFTP
March 24, 2008 at 8:32 pm (Uncategorized)
Tags: ssh, console, terminal, sftp, networking, home network, file transfer, ftp, telnet
SFTP is the brother of SSH, it transfers your files securely through an FTP port. One computer is client and another one server. To use SFTP on a linux system simply just type:
$ sftp username@ipaddress
for example, it would look like this: $ sftp johnsmith@127.0.0.1
Then just press enter and enter the remote password and log in. you can find some of the useful SFTP commands here.
If you are trying to connect to a windows server ( SFTP to/from a windows system ) you should first setup openssh on your system. The guide on how to setup openssh on a windows machine is in the previous post ( see the P.S. section of the previous post ). After setting that up, everything will be the same: $ sftp username@ipaddress and done!
leave comments if you were successful in SFTPing to your machines! 
