tldr/pages/linux/lftp.md

lftp

Sophisticated file transfer program. More information: https://lftp.yar.ru/lftp-man.html.

• Connect to an FTP server:

lftp {{[-u|--user]}} {{username}} {{ftp.example.com}}

• Download multiple files (glob expression):

mget {{path/to/*.png}}

• Upload multiple files (glob expression):

mput {{path/to/*.zip}}

• Delete multiple files on the remote server:

mrm {{path/to/*.txt}}

• Rename a file on the remote server:

mv {{original_filename}} {{new_filename}}

• Download or update an entire directory:

mirror {{path/to/remote_dir}} {{path/to/local_output_dir}}

• Upload or update an entire directory:

mirror {{[-R|--reverse]}} {{path/to/local_dir}} {{path/to/remote_output_dir}}