How to Transfer Files with FileZilla Pro CLI

Upload

To upload a file use the put command:

put [options] <local file> [<remote file>]

local file and remote file can refer to a file using either an absolute or a relative path.

If remote file is empty the name of the local file is used

Options:

--exists, -e: action in case the remote file exists. Possible values:

overwrite, o: overwrite the remote file.
skip, s: the transfer does not take place.
resume, r: resume the transfer.
newer, n: overwrite if source is newer than destination.
size, z: overwrite if file sizes are different.
size_newer, w: overwrite if source is newer or sizes are different.

Upload multiple files

To upload multiple files use the mput command:

mput [options] <local files> [<remote path>]

local files is an expression to select which files are uploaded. See Regular Expressions for the regular expression syntax and Wildcards for the wildcard syntax.

remote path can refer to an absolute or a relative path.

If remote path is empty the current remote directory is used.

Options:

--exists, -e: action in case the remote file exists. Possible values:

overwrite, o: overwrites the remote file.
skip, s: the transfer does not take place.
resume, r: resume the transfer.
newer, n: overwrite if source is newer than destination.
size, z: overwrite if file sizes are different.
size_newer, w: overwrite if source is newer or sizes are different.

--exclude: exclusion condition. Files matching the condition are ignored. See Filter Files and Directories.
--match: exclusion condition match type. See Filter Files and Directories.

Upload a directory

To recursively upload a directory use the rput command:

rput [options] <local path> [<remote path>]

local path and remote path can refer to either an absolute or a relative path.

If remote path is empty the current remote directory is used

Options:

--exists, -e: action in case the remote file exists. Possible values:
overwrite, o: overwrite the remote file.
skip, s: the transfer does not take place.
resume, r: resume the transfer.
newer, n: overwrite if source is newer than destination.
size, z: overwrite if file sizes are different.
size_newer, w: overwrite if source is newer or sizes are different.

--filter, -f: is an expression to select which files are uploaded. See Regular Expressions for the regular expression syntax and Wildcards for the wildcard syntax.
--flatten: flatten the directory structure on remote side.
--exclude: exclusion condition. Files matching the condition are ignored. See Filter Files and Directories.
--match: exclusion condition match type. See Filter Files and Directories.

Download

To download a file use the get command:

get [options] <remote file> [<local file>]

local file and remote file can refer to a file using either an absolute or a relative path.

If local file is see the name of the remote file is used.

Options:

--exists, -e: action in case the remote file exists. Possible values:
overwrite, o: overwrite the local file.
skip, s: the transfer does not take place.
resume, r: resume the transfer
newer, n: overwrite if source is newer than destination.
size, z: overwrite if file sizes are different.
size_newer, w: overwrite if source is newer or sizes are different

Download multiple files

To download multiple files use the mget command:

mget [options] <remote files> [<local path>]

remote files is an expression to select which files are downloaded. See Regular Expressions for the regular expression syntax andWildcards for the wildcard syntax.

local path can refer to an absolute or a relative path.

If local path is empty the current local directory is used.

Options:

--exists, -e: action in case the local file exists. Possible values:
overwrite, o: overwrites the remote file.
skip, s: the transfer does not take place.
resume, r: resume the transfer
newer, n: overwrite if source is newer than destination.
size, z: overwrite if file sizes are different.
size_newer, w: overwrite if source is newer or sizes are different

--exclude: exclusion condition. Files matching the condition are ignored. See Filter Files and Directories.
--match: exclusion condition match type. See Filter Files and Directories.

Download a directory

To recursively download a directory use the rget command:

rget [options] <remote path> [<local path>]

local path and remote path can refer to either an absolute or a relative path.
If local path is empty the current local directory is used.

Options:

--exists, -e: action in case the local file exists. Possible values:
overwrite, o: overwrite the local file.
skip, s: the transfer does not take place.
resume, r: resume the transfer
newer, n: overwrite if source is newer than destination.
size, z: overwrite if file sizes are different.
size_newer, w: overwrite if source is newer or sizes are different.

--filter, -f: is an expression to select which files are downloaded. See Regular Expressions for the regular expression syntax and Wildcards for the wildcard syntax.
--flatten: flatten the directory structure on local side.
--exclude: exclusion condition. Files matching the condition are ignored. See Filter Files and Directories.
--match: exclusion condition match type. See Filter Files and Directories.

The video tutorial below shows how to transfer files with FileZilla Pro CLI.

Video tutorial: How to Transfer Files using FileZilla Pro CLI