Alcatel Carrier Internetworking Solutions omniswitch manual

Using Secure Shell	Logging Into the Switch

3After logging in, you will receive the sftp> prompt. You may enter a question mark (?) to view available Secure Shell FTP commands and their definitions as shown here.

sftp>?

Available commands:
cd path	Change remote directory to 'path'
lcd path	Change local directory to 'path'
chmod mode path	Change permissions of file 'path' to 'mode'
help	Display this help text
get remote-path [local-path]	Download file
lls [path]]	Display local directory listing
ln oldpath newpath	Symlink remote file
lmkdir path	Create local directory
lpwd	Print local working directory
ls [path]	Display remote directory listing
mkdir path	Create remote directory
put local-path [remote-path]	Upload file
pwd	Display remote working directory
exit	Quit sftp
quit	Quit sftp
rename oldpath newpath	Rename remote file
rmdir path	Remove remote directory
rm path	Delete remote file
symlink oldpath newpath	Symlink remote file
version	Show SFTP version
?	Synonym for help

Note. Although Secure Shell FTP has commands similar to the industry standard FTP, the underlying protocol is different. See Chapter 2, “Managing System Files,” for a Secure Shell FTP application exam- ple.

Closing a Secure Shell FTP Session

To terminate the Secure Shell FTP session, issue the exit command. The following will display:

-> exit

Connection to 11.333.30.135 closed.

This display indicates the Secure Shell FTP session with IP address 11.333.20.135 is closed. The user is now logged into the OmniSwitch as a local device with no active remote connection.

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Closing a Secure Shell FTP Session

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