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--- cs101:sftpfromlinux [2020/09/08 21:46] – [What Is SFTP?] localadmin
+++ cs101:sftpfromlinux [2020/09/08 21:59] (current) – [How to Connect with SFTP] localadmin
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 ===== What Is SFTP? =====
-In Linux, you can use the Secure File Transfer Protocol (SSH File Transfer Protocol) (SFTP) from the command line ([[cs101:cli|CLI]]) (the sftp command) to securely copy files and directories between remote hosts.
+In Linux, you can use the Secure File Transfer Protocol (SSH File Transfer Protocol) (**[[cs101:sftp|SFTP]]**) from the command line (**[[cs101:cli|CLI]]**) (the sftp command) to securely copy files and directories between remote hosts.
-In most cases, SFTP is preferable to [[cs101:ftp|FTP]] because of its underlying security features and ability to piggy-back on an SSH connection. FTP is an insecure protocol that should only be used in limited cases or on trusted networks. FTP is NOT available on CS Department computers.
+In most cases, SFTP is preferable to **[[cs101:ftp|FTP]]** because of its underlying security features and ability to piggy-back on an SSH connection. FTP is an insecure protocol that should only be used in limited cases or on trusted networks. FTP is NOT available on CS Department computers.
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   * Name of the account on the host computer (remote_username)
-  * Hostname (i.e. FQDN) of the computer on which the source file resides (remote_host)
+  * Hostname (i.e. [[cs101:fqdn|FQDN]]) of the computer on which the source file resides (remote_host)
 Options can include things like [-oPort=custom_port] if not connecting to the standard SSH port 22.