How to download file with curl from sftp server

Question

I need to download .xml file for SFTP server. When i used command sftp://username:password@%ipaddress/ram//abc.xml....it was working.

Requirement is to download for Multiple IP address.I tried to use it with curl to download via command curl -f -m 600 -o temp.xml sftp://username:password2%1/ram/abc.xml. %1 is a text file which contains multiple iP address.

BUT it is not working....Could anybody suggest change in command ...thanks

Answer 1

You can grab file securely from an SSH server using SFTP:

curl -u username sftp://server1.cyberciti.biz/path/to/file.txt

OR (note ~ means your $HOME)

curl -u vivek sftp://home1.cyberciti.biz/~/docs/resume.pdf

You can grab a file from an SSH server using SCP using a private key to authenticate.
The syntax is:

curl -u username: --key ~/.ssh/id_rsa --pubkey ~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub scp://home1.cyberciti.biz/~/Videos/rhn_register.ogv

Where,

`-u username` - Specify the user name (and optional password) to use for server authentication.
`-u username:password` - Specify the user name (and optional password) to use for server authentication.
`--key ~/.ssh/id_rsa` - SSL or SSH private key file name. Allows you to provide your private key in this separate file.
`--pubkey ~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub` - SSH Public key file name. Allows you to provide your public key in this separate file.
scp://home1.cyberciti.biz/~/Videos/rhn_register.ogv - Use scp protocol and download file from my home server called home1.cyberciti.biz.