Re: SFTP client

1.
SFTP supports limited scripting natively (sftp -b)
2.
You can write bash scripts that are pretty effective, I've done it for several clients
3.
The state of the art is expect, see my blog article https://www.seidengroup.com/2022/12/27/automate-sftp-transfers-using-expect/


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Im sure there's scripting for SFTP that's better/easier than DOS FTP.


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