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== FileZilla Client 2.x Command-Line Arguments ==

FileZilla Client does support some basic command line options, but as the program isn't meant to be a command-line application, only a small part of the functions are available through the command-line.

=== Synopsis ===
<ul>
<li>filezilla.exe <URL> [-du] ...</li>
<li>filezilla.exe -s <name of site in Site Manager> [-du] ...</li>
</ul>

=== Description ===
<ul>
<li>filezilla.exe <protocol>://<username>:<password>@<host><br />
Used to connect to a host running a ftp server. Protocol can either be FTP:// or SFTP:// and host have the syntax <host address>:<port>.
</li>

<li>filezilla.exe -s <name of site in Site Manager><br />
Used to connect to a host that is defined in the Site Manager of the program. The name of the site is case sensitive.
</li>

<li>filezilla.exe [-du] <sourcefile> <targetdir> [-t] <targetname><br />
Used to download (-d) or upload (-u) a file from/to the host.
</li>

</ul>

=== User Commands ===
The supported user commands are:
<ul>

<li>URL<br />
  You can specify a URL FileZilla connect to when started.
</li>
<li>-s <name of site in Site Manager><br />
  Specifies an already defined site in the Site Manager that FileZilla tries to connect to when started.
</li>
<li>
-d <sourcefile> <targetdir><br />
  Downloads the specified file from the server into the target dir.
</li>
<li>
-u <sourcefile> <targetdir><br />
  Uploads the specified file into the target dir on the server. <sourcefile> has to be the full path of the file..
</li>
<li>
-t <targetname><br />
  Only valid together with -u or -d: Specifies an alternate name for the target file..
</li>
</ul>

=== Examples ===
<ul>
<li>filezilla.exe -s mySite<br />
    Will connect to the site "mySite" (defined in the Site Manager) when FileZilla starts.
</li>
<li>filezilla.exe -u "c:\Program File\FileZilla\FileZilla.exe" ftp://user:pass@ftp.myserver.com/foobar -t CoolProg.exe<br/>
    Will upload FileZilla.exe to the host (and directory "foobar") specified and give it the name "CoolProg.exe".
</li>
</ul>