Transferring files over SFTP
Configs off, firmware on, and editing a file in place.
Before you start
- An SSH-reachable device
File transfer speaks SFTP over SSH, so it uses the same saved connections and the same password or private key authentication as the terminal. Saved SSH entries appear in the list alongside file-transfer profiles.
Getting around
Back, forward, up and home behave as they do in a file manager. A profile can carry a remote path so a device you use often opens where you want it. Symlinks are resolved, so a listing shows what a link points at rather than a dead entry.
Editing in place
Open a text file and edit it without downloading it, changing it locally and uploading it again. For the one line you actually came to change, that is the whole job.
Moving files
Upload and download take multiple files and show progress. Copy and paste work server-side, so duplicating a config on the device does not round-trip it through your laptop.
What it does not do
- SFTP only — no FTP, no FTPS, no SCP.
- No directory synchronising, no transfer queue, no command-line scripting.
- It is a browser for getting at a file, not a two-pane commander. WinSCP is better if that is what you need.