SolarOS 4.13.5 manual · app

sftp

Two-pane SFTP file manager with the same panes, file operations, progress, and key bindings as ftp. The left pane is local mounted storage and the right pane is a remote SSH server's SFTP subsystem. It uses the shared SSH transport, known-host policy, host aliases, and password or public-key authentication.

Usage:

sftp
sftp [user@]HOST[:PATH] [PORT] [--user USER] [--password PASSWORD] [--remote PATH] [--local PATH]

Starting without arguments opens the disconnected file manager. Press F2/n to enter the host, port, user, optional password, and initial remote path. Leave the password empty to use the configured SSH key. When user@ and --user are omitted from the command-line shortcut, SFTP uses the SolarOS identity user. A remote path can be appended to the host, for example sftp nils@remote:/directory; this form connects immediately and opens that directory. --remote PATH overrides an appended path. A command-line password remains in shell history; the connection form masks it. The active form field keeps a visible text cursor. If passwordless key authentication fails, SFTP reopens the form on the password field instead of showing a low-level error.

Controls are identical to FTP: F2/n opens connection setup; F3/V views, F5/C copies, F6/M moves, F7/k/K creates a directory, and F8/D deletes after confirmation. Transfers are recursive, use the same progress popup, retain both pane positions after refresh, and stage downloaded and uploaded files before replacement. q, F10, or the app-exit key closes the SSH connection and exits.