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These are the command-line arguments for [[FileZilla FTP Client|FileZilla Client]]. The Server command-line arguments can be found under [[Command-line arguments (Server)]].
These are the command-line arguments for [[FileZilla FTP Client|FileZilla Client]]. The Server command-line arguments can be found under [[Command-line arguments (Server)]].


== FileZilla Client command-line arguments ==
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=== Synopsis ===
 
filezilla [<FTP URL>]
filezilla -h, --help
filezilla -s, --site-manager
filezilla -c, --site=<string>
filezilla -l, --logontype=<string>
filezilla --close
filezilla --verbose
filezilla -v, --version
 
=== Options ===
 
*<FTP URL>
<blockquote>
Accepts all URLs of the form
 
<pre>[protocol://][user[:pass]@]host[:port][/path]
eg.  sftp://username:password@server:port</pre>
 
Valid protocols are '''ftp://''' (the default if omitted), '''ftps://''', '''ftpes://''' and '''sftp://'''
</blockquote>
 
*-h, --help
<blockquote>
Shows the help dialog.
</blockquote>
 
*-s, --sitemanager
<blockquote>
Start with opened Site Manager.
<br /><br />
May not be used together with -c nor with URL parameter.
</blockquote>
 
*-c, --site=&lt;string&gt;
<blockquote>
Connect to specified Site Manager site.
<br /><br />
Site name requirements:
<ul>
    <li>Site has to be given as complete path, with a slash as separation character.</li>
    <li>Any slash or backslash that is part of a segment has to be escaped with a backslash.</li>
    <li>Path has to be prefixed with 0 for user defined entries or 1 for default entries.</li>
    <li>Site path may not contain double quotation marks.</li>
</ul> 
 
Example:
<pre>filezilla --site="0/foo/bar/sl\/ash"</pre>
Connects to the user site "sl/ash" in the site directory "foo/bar".
 
 
</blockquote>
 
*-l, --logontype=(ask|interactive)
<blockquote>
Logon type, can only be used together with FTP URL. Argument has to be either 'ask' or 'interactive'.
<br /><br />
FileZilla will ask for any logon information not supplied in the FTP URL before connecting. Useful for custom scripts or shortcuts.
</blockquote>
 
*--close ''(Windows only)''
<blockquote>
Closes all running instances of FileZilla.
</blockquote>
 
*--verbose
<blockquote>
Verbose log messages from wxWidgets.
</blockquote>
 
*-v, --version
<blockquote>
Print version information to stdout and exit.
</blockquote>
 
=== Example ===
 
[[Image:Cmdline argument example.png]]
 
If you want to connect from the command-line to the site named '''Backup server''' in the directory '''foo/bar''', the command is:
filezilla -c "0/foo\/bar/Backup server"

Revision as of 21:58, 6 May 2012

These are the command-line arguments for FileZilla Client. The Server command-line arguments can be found under Command-line arguments (Server).

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