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Short description
SFTP
Long description
SSH File Transfer Protocol, a protocol for secure, encrypting file exchange
and manipulation over insecure networks, using the SSH protocol.
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SFTP provides a complete set of file system operations, different from its
predecessor SCP, which only allows file transfer. It is not, other than the
name might suggest, a version of the FTP protocol executed through an SSH
channel.
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Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SSH_file_transfer_protocol