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| − | = Intro = |
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| − | 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/ http://lftp.yar.ru/] |
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| − | = Getting and installing = |
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| − | Most current Linux distributions offer lftp through their package management. However they carry mostly rather old versions which have annoying bugs. |
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| − | We suggest to use at least lftp versions above 4.7.x. The [http://lftp.yar.ru/ LFTP] web site offers source packages that enable you to compile the most recent version. Check the README and the INSTALL files in the documentation of lftp. |
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| − | To install lftp using your distribution package management tool |
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| − | yum install lftp |
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| − | sudo apt-get install lftp |
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| − | = Using = |
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| − | Log in with your archive account |
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| − | lftp -u <abc> sftp://archive-sftp.lsdf.kit.edu |
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| − | Password: <password> |
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| − | = Usage examples = |
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| − | Upload a local file (lfile) to the archive: |
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| − | lftp>put lfile |
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| − | Upload, reverse mirror (-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 archive thousands of files and directories). |
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| − | lftp>mirror -c -R --parallel=4 ldir rdir |
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| − | Download a remote directory using 4 streams for every single file. (This improves download speeds for large i.e. more than 100 MB, files): |
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| − | lftp>mirror -c --use-pget-n=4 rdir ldir |
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| − | Many examples with explanations can be found here: [http://www.commandlinefu.com/commands/using/lftp LFTP use examples] |
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| − | = [[LFTP_tests|Throughput measurements]] = |
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