I'm struggling coming up with the right command to connect to a secure FTP server via port 22. When I'm connecting via Filezilla it works with username/pwd and port. After several attempts I ended up with this command that does not throw a port or command format error:
If I do curl -u <myuername>:<pwd> "sftp://datafeeds.shareasale.com:22/54291/54291.txt" -o "c:/temp/54291.csv" I get error curl: (1) Protocol "sftp" not supported or disabled in libcurl. I installed the latest binary from here:
But still it throws the same error, How can I add support/enable the SFTP protocol?
I already checked here: ,
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How can I add support for/enable the SFTP protocol?
It is already enabled (at least with the curl.exe binary you linked to). If you run curl -V in the bin directory of your extracted zip file, you will see that sftp support is one of the build options included in the version banner.
I get an error -
curl: (1) Protocol "sftp" not supported or disabled in libcurl.
As is, it's difficult to say exactly what the real issue might be, but one of three possibilities seems likely:
You are not actually using the version of
curlyou think you are. I would docurl -Vfrom e.g. your desktop and see ifsftpsupport was still listed in the banner. I would also dowhere curlto get a better idea of whichcurl.exefiles are registered in your environment paths.You may have a spelling error (e.g. " sftp" where there is an unintentional space before "sftp") or another problem with the URL you are accessing.
There is an issue with the server or its configuration.
Regarding general troubleshooting, I would run your curl command from the bin folder of your unzipped file. This way, there should be no issues with paths.
Finally, as a small note, the :22 is likely unnecessary — sftp runs on port 22 by default. The only reason to specify a port in this case is if the connection isn't going to be on port 22. That said, I would double-check the server port regardless (i.e. make certain is isn't using port 23 or 24, for example).
