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Secure File Transfer Protocol.
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'''SSH File Transfer Protocol''' is is the standard file transfer protocol for use with the SSH2 protocol, as [[scp]] was the standard file transfer protocol for SSH. Unlike ''scp'', the SFTP protocol (as implemented for example by the client program, '''[[sftp]]''') does not require access to the shell on the remote site. 
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Despite its name, SFTP is not related to the [[FTP]] protocol.  However, many modern [[FTP client]]s incorporate SFTP capabilities into the same user interface, together with FTP capabilities. 
  
One day, SSH and FTP met and fell in love, and they had a beautiful little baby, called SFTP.
 
 
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Revision as of 15:17, 5 May 2006

SSH File Transfer Protocol is is the standard file transfer protocol for use with the SSH2 protocol, as scp was the standard file transfer protocol for SSH. Unlike scp, the SFTP protocol (as implemented for example by the client program, sftp) does not require access to the shell on the remote site.

Despite its name, SFTP is not related to the FTP protocol. However, many modern FTP clients incorporate SFTP capabilities into the same user interface, together with FTP capabilities.

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