====== sftp command cheatsheet ======

===== login to sftp, using separate keyfile =====

<code bash>
$ sftp -i /home/ubuntu/.ssh/yourprivatekeyfile loginname@ssome.server.com

sftp>
</code>


===== create list of available files & folders on remote sftp =====

<code bash>
echo ls -alt | sftp someserver > somehost_available_files.txt

Connected to someserver.
</code>

===== download a file from sftp =====

<code bash>
echo get somefile.csv | sftp someserver
</code>

===== download a list of specific files from sftp =====

<code bash>
echo "ls -alt | grep ^someprefix_" | sftp someserver > somehost_available_files.txt

$ while read FILE; do echo "Downloading $FILE..."; echo "get $FILE" | sftp someserver; done < somehost_available_files.txt
</code>

===== download all files in the current folder from sftp =====

<code bash>
sftp hostaspersshconfig << EOF
get *
quit
EOF
</code>