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lftp

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

  • Connect to an FTP server:

lftp {{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 {{path/to/local_dir}} {{path/to/remote_output_dir}}