# Lftp
Lftp (opens new window) is a file transfer program that allows sophisticated ftp, http and other connections to other hosts. If site is specified then lftp will connect to that site otherwise a connection has to be established with the open command.
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Lftp can be used as an alternative to sftp when transfering files in and out of Kista.
# Installation
# Conda
conda install -r conda-forge lftp
# Ubuntu
Install using apt:
sudo apt install lftp
# Mac OS X
REQUIREMENT
Installation on macOS requires Homebrew package manager (opens new window)
brew install lftp
# Usage
We recommend reading lftp manuals (opens new window), which provides extensive overview of features.
# Connecting to Kista
To connect to your kista you will need to prepend the alias with sftp://
, example:
lftp sftp://kista
We recommend to use mirror
command, which works similar to rsync.