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LFTP is an enhanced sftp client that allows faster parallel down and uploads as well as a more convenient interface |
LFTP is an enhanced sftp client that allows faster parallel down and uploads as well as a more convenient interface |
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= Documentation = |
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LFTP Documentation can be found here http://lftp.yar.ru/ |
LFTP Documentation can be found here http://lftp.yar.ru/ |
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= Getting and installing = |
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Most current Linux distrubutions offer lftp through their package management. However they carry mostly rather old versions which have annoying bugs. |
Most current Linux distrubutions offer lftp through their package management. However they carry mostly rather old versions which have annoying bugs. |
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sudo apt-get install lftp |
sudo apt-get install lftp |
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Log in with your archive account |
Log in with your archive account |
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lftp>mirror -c --use-pget-n=4 rdir ldir |
lftp>mirror -c --use-pget-n=4 rdir ldir |
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Revision as of 12:01, 7 March 2017
Intro
LFTP is an enhanced sftp client that allows faster parallel down and uploads as well as a more convenient interface
Documentation
LFTP Documentation can be found here http://lftp.yar.ru/
Getting and installing
Most current Linux distrubutions offer lftp through their package management. However they carry mostly rather old versions which have annoying bugs.
We suggest to use at least lftp versions above 4.7.x. The web site offers source packages that allows you to install the most recent version. Check the README and the INSTALL files in the documentation.
To install lftp using your distribution package management tool
yum install lftp sudo apt-get install lftp
Using
Log in with your archive account
lftp -u <abc> sftp://archive-sftp.lsdf.kit.edu Password: <password>
Upload a local file(lfile) to a remote file(rfile):
lftp>put lfile -o rfile
Upload (mirror reverse -R) a local directory(ldir) to a remote directory(rdir) using 4 processes. Use the --continue (-c) option to allow the mirror operation to continue where it left off in case something happens (usefull if you have archive thousands of files and directories).
lftp>mirror -c -R --parallel=4 ldir rdir
Download a remote directory using 4 streams for every single file. (This help to improve download speeds for large files):
lftp>mirror -c --use-pget-n=4 rdir ldir
