2-4 
To do…  Use the command…  Remarks 
Create a new directory on the 
remote SFTP server 
mkdir remote-path 
Optional 
Delete a directory from the 
SFTP server 
rmdir remote-path&<1-10>  Optional 
 
Working with SFTP Files 
SFTP file operations include: 
z  Changing the name of a file 
z  Downloading a file 
z  Uploading a file 
z  Displaying a list of the files 
z  Deleting a file 
Follow these steps to work with SFTP files: 
To do…  Use the command…  Remarks 
Enter SFTP client view 
sftp [ ipv6 ] server [ port-number ] 
[ identity-key { dsa | rsa } | 
prefer-ctos-cipher { aes128 | des } 
| prefer-ctos-hmac { md5 | md5-96 
| sha1 | sha1-96 } | prefer-kex 
{ dh-group-exchange | dh-group1 
| dh-group14 } | prefer-stoc-cipher 
{ aes128 | des } | prefer-stoc-hmac 
{ md5 | md5-96 | sha1 | sha1-96 } ] 
* 
Required 
Execute the command in 
user view. 
Change the name of a specified 
file or directory on the SFTP 
server 
rename old-name new-name 
Optional 
Download a file from the 
remote server and save it 
locally 
get remote-file [ local-file ] Optional 
Upload a local file to the remote 
SFTP server 
put local-file [ remote-file ]  Optional 
dir [ -a | -l ] [ remote-path ] 
Display the files under a 
specified directory 
ls [ -a | -l ] [ remote-path ] 
Optional 
The dir command 
functions as the ls 
command. 
delete remote-file&<1-10> 
Delete a file from the SFTP 
server 
remove remote-file&<1-10> 
Optional 
The delete command 
functions as the remove 
command. 
 
Displaying Help Information 
This configuration task is to display a list of all commands or the help information of an SFTP client 
command, such as the command format and parameters. 
Follow these steps to display a list of all commands or the help information of an SFTP client command: