Can I automate SFTP to upload an entire tree?

Question

Currently I am using SFTP to transfer .HTML and .JS files to my remote filesystem.

I have to type:

sftp [email protected]

And then manually change remote directory to /var/www/html, and upload files individually.

I can simultaneously upload all the files in a directory using *, but this doesn't appear to work for subdirectories.

Is there any way of copying an entire tree?

Is it possible to make a script that changes to the correct folder and performs the copy?

Have you tried scp -r? You should have no problem if ssh is not restricted, otherwise you can use lftp client, it allows you to mirror trees. — YoMismo
– YoMismo, Commented Jul 15, 2015 at 15:31

hagello · Accepted Answer · 2015-07-15 15:41:03Z

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Use put -r. The sftp client in openssh-clients-6.4 knows the -r option, some older clients don't.

You might also want to have a look at the -p option (preserve).

answered Jul 15, 2015 at 15:41

hagello

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