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 absent 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.
Upload multiple files
To upload multiple files use the mput command:
mput [options] <local files> [<remote path>]
local files is a regular expression to select which files are uploaded. See Regular Expressions
for the regular expression 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.
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 absent 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.
--filter, -f: regular expression to filter which files are uploaded.
--flatten: flatten the directory structure on remote side.
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 absent 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.
Download multiple files
To download multiple files use the mget command:
mget [options]<remote files> [<lotcal path>]
remote files is a regular expression to select which files are downloaded. See Regular Expressions
for the regular expression 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.
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 absent 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.
--filter, -f: regular expression to filter which files are downloaded.
--flatten: flatten the directory structure on local side.
The video tutorial below shows how to transfer files with FileZilla Pro CLI.