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Old 06-12-2008
MySQL sftp command for file transfer

hi,

I need to sftp a file from one unix system to another unix system.

eg: filename is test.txt
servername : abc@xyz

please give me the sftp command for that.

thanks in advance..

mohan.p
# 2  
Old 06-12-2008
This question is not really for the Advanced and Experts section Smilie but still : sftp user@server - it will ask for password, supply, then use "put file.name" to upload. Just like ftp...
# 3  
Old 06-12-2008
And the best is, if you got the man pages installed, you can type
Code:
man sftp

or
Code:
sftp --help

Awesome, right?!
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