SFTP is recommended but in case you only have the FTP server running on remote, use below link for FTP access.
How to Download and Upload Files using FTP Command Line
Connect to SFTP Server:
SFTP connects to ssh server. You must have the ssh server running on the remote system. Use the following command to connect example.com server as user rahul. to connect with different port
How to Use SSH to Connect Remote Linux Server
After successful authentication, you will get a sftp prompt. Where you can download or upload files securely. To get available commands type help on sftp prompt.
Change Local and Remote Directory
First check your local and remote server directory using following commands.
!pwd – Used to check current directory on local system pwd – Used to check current directory on remote system
Now navigate between directories on local and remote sftp system.
lcd – Used to navigate between directories on local system cd – Used to navigate between directories on remote system
Download Files from SFTP
Use get command to download file from sftp server to local system drive. Use lcd to change location of local download folder. Below command will download remotefile.txt from remote system to local system. To download files and folders recursively use -r switch with get command. Below command will download folder remotedir from remote system to local system recursively.
Upload Files to SFTP
Use put command to upload a file from local system to remote system. Use cd to change location of remote upload folder first. the below command will upload localfile.txt from local system to remote sftp system. To upload files and folders recursively use -r switch with put command. Below command will upload directory localdir and all files and sub directories to remote server.
How to Setup SSH Keys on Linux
