lftp
sophisticated file transfer program supporting FTP, HTTP, SFTP, FISH
TLDR
Connect to FTP server
$ lftp -u [username] ftp.example.com
Download multiple files$ mget [path/to/*.png]
Upload multiple files$ mput [path/to/*.zip]
Delete remote files$ mrm [path/to/*.txt]
Rename remote file$ mv [original] [new_name]
Mirror remote directory locally$ mirror [remote_dir] [local_dir]
Upload directory to remote$ mirror -R [local_dir] [remote_dir]
SYNOPSIS
lftp [options] [site]
DESCRIPTION
lftp is a sophisticated file transfer program supporting FTP, HTTP, SFTP, FISH, and torrent protocols. It features job control, bookmarks, mirroring, and can transfer several files in parallel.
PARAMETERS
-u, --user USER[,PASS]
Use specified username and optional password-p PORT
Connect to specified port-e COMMANDS
Execute commands after connecting-c COMMANDS
Execute commands and exit-f FILE
Execute commands from file-d
Enable debug output
INTERACTIVE COMMANDS
mget PATTERN
Download files matching patternmput PATTERN
Upload files matching patternmrm PATTERN
Delete remote files matching patternmirror [OPTIONS] REMOTE [LOCAL]
Mirror directory (-R for reverse/upload)pget FILE
Download file using multiple connectionsqueue
Queue commands for later execution
INSTALL
sudo apt install lftp
sudo dnf install lftp
sudo pacman -S lftp
sudo apk add lftp
sudo zypper install lftp
brew install lftp
nix profile install nixpkgs#lftp
CAVEATS
Interactive commands like mget/mput are used within an lftp session, not from the shell. Supports parallel transfers for improved performance.
