Commands tagged lftp (4)

  • Fastest segmented parallel sync of a remote directory over ssh

    Mirror a remote directory using some tricks to maximize network speed. lftp:: coolest file transfer tool ever -u: username and password (pwd is merely a placeholder if you have ~/.ssh/id_rsa) -e: execute internal lftp commands set sftp:connect-program: use some specific command instead of plain ssh ssh:: -a -x -T: disable useless things -c arcfour: use the most efficient cipher specification -o Compression=no: disable compression to save CPU mirror: copy remote dir subtree to local dir -v: be verbose (cool progress bar and speed meter, one for each file in parallel) -c: continue interrupted file transfers if possible --loop: repeat mirror until no differences found --use-pget-n=3: transfer each file with 3 independent parallel TCP connections -P 2: transfer 2 files in parallel (totalling 6 TCP connections) sftp://remotehost:22: use sftp protocol on port 22 (you can give any other port if appropriate) You can play with values for --use-pget-n and/or -P to achieve maximum speed depending on the particular network. If the files are compressible removing "-o Compression=n" can be beneficial. Better create an alias for the command. Show Sample Output


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    lftp -u user,pwd -e "set sftp:connect-program 'ssh -a -x -T -c arcfour -o Compression=no'; mirror -v -c --loop --use-pget-n=3 -P 2 /remote/dir/ /local/dir/; quit" sftp://remotehost:22
    colemar · 2014-10-17 00:29:34 0
  • Gets directory and files tree listing from a FTP-server

    Creates a file with contents like `du -a`, only it is remote server filesystem hierarchy. Very usefull then for grep-ing without remote connection.


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    lftp -u<<credentials>> <<server>> -e "du -a;exit" > server-listing.txt
    danbst · 2013-09-24 08:23:44 0
  • Get the latest ftp file from ftp server on local machine with lftp and bash. (Piped commands inside lftp).

    Require lftp and this script to work (adapt path and credentials as needed): echo $'#!/bin/bash\n# coded by sputnick under GPL 20101007\nlftp -u user,passwd remoteuser@host.tld -e "$(cat)"' > /PATH/TO/ftp-latest; chmod +x !$


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    ftp-latest <<< "cd /; cls -1 | tail -1 | xargs -I% echo get % | /PATH/TO/ftp-latest"
    sputnick · 2010-10-07 17:59:45 0
  • lftp backup from server to dev for a drupal site

    sets the option set ftp:ssl-allow false, excludes some files I don't want to synchronize


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    lftp -u user,pass -e "set ftp:ssl-allow false; mirror --exclude settings.php --exclude .htaccess serverdir devdir" serverhost
    aufumy · 2015-09-08 21:25:41 0

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