How to test sftp connection and file transfer via CLI?

Testing Connection:

1. To test the connection to your SFTP server, please follow the syntax below:

1. 1. sftp : sftp protocol/command

   2. -P: Port enabled for sftp connections on the SFTP server. By default this is 22.

   3. your_sftpuser: The sftp user that is allowed to establish connections.

   4. your_sftp_server_IP: destination SFTP server

2. If the connection is successful, you will get a prompt to enter your sftp user password.

3. If the connection is not successful, you can run the same command and add a -v flag before the port flag to obtain more debug information.

Testing File Transfer:

To test the transfer of files you can:

1. Locate/Move to the destination/source folder of your remote machine. This will set the folder where you will uploading files from; or where you will be downloading files to.

2. (Optional) Move to the source or destination of your local SFTP server:

3. To upload files to your SFTP server:

4. To download files from your SFTP server:

Check Folder Permissions

1. To check the permissions on a folder, you can run the command below from inside an sftp session