SFTP command in Bash script with Mac OS X

Question

I need to transfer a text file to a remote PC (freeSSH) using SFTP and SSH from a Mac host. These two are connected in a local network.

So is there a way to run an SFTP command (with the username and password provided) from inside the Bash script?

I already tried some scripting with expect, but I didn't get any results.

I had the same requirements a while back and ended up using Perl's `Net::SFTP` module. — glenn jackman, Feb 01 '12 at 21:00

score 3 · Answer 1 · answered Nov 16 '16 at 20:48

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lftp is great for scripting ftp (and sftp, ftps). And you can install it with brew:

brew install lftp

answered Nov 16 '16 at 20:48

the

score 3 · Accepted Answer · edited Jan 10 '19 at 16:01

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You can download and install sshpass on Mac as well. Get the latest version source from this download link

Rest of the steps on using sshpass are there in the linked answer of mine.

edited Jan 10 '19 at 16:01

Greg Dubicki

answered Feb 01 '12 at 20:22

anubhava

Michael Sims · Answer 3 · 2021-08-02T19:09:22.673

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And for installing the latest version of sshpass using homebrew:

brew install https://raw.githubusercontent.com/EasyG0ing1/sshpassBrew/main/Formula/sshpass.rb

You might have to do this to install it:

wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/EasyG0ing1/sshpassBrew/main/Formula/sshpass.rb

brew install sshpass.rb

edited Aug 02 '21 at 19:09

answered Aug 02 '21 at 18:12

Michael Sims

score 0 · Answer 4 · answered Jan 10 '19 at 16:12

Although @anubhava's answer is correct, it points to the sources only and compiling it without help is hard.

To install sshpass on MacOS using brew easily please use this unofficial package:

brew install https://raw.githubusercontent.com/kadwanev/bigboybrew/master/Library/Formula/sshpass.rb

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