How to use sftp

[shine67]

We are running many batches to ftp thru firewall to other ftp site to exchange files. Now I am trying to replace with sftp but they don't seem to be that straight foward. For instance the command we are using right now is

> ftp -nv wafw # wafw = firewall

And then type in user name and password, logn strings with hostnames and such. When using sftp what should I do? Would replacing command from ftp to sftp and parameters work?

Thanks,
Shine.

 

[bfitzmai]

According to the man pages for sftp, there is no relationship between the protocol for sftp and ftp. Doesn't look like command set for ftp exist in sftp.