
If you truly want to achieve it via command line then go for scp or rsync. It certainly wraps tools like scp, rsync underneath to achieve this. Add argument (ex "-i" for interactive) that force Filezilla to interactively prompt for user/password. Answer (1 of 2): Filezilla provides a GUI interface to upload files to remote servers. Change default connection option to "Interactive" when user and/or password is NOT in command-lineġb. "C:\Program Files\FileZilla Client\filezilla.exe" prompts interactively in dialog for password.ġa. "C:\Program Files\FileZilla Client\filezilla.exe" sftp://hostname:22įilezilla prompts interactively in dialog for user and password.

If for security reasons, you do NOT want to supply the password on the command line or in a site definition.Ĭurrently (v3.2.4.1) Filezilla command-line sftp, if user/password i omitted, Filezilla just tries with empty fields (or anonymous?)

This would be very usefull when starting Filezilla connections from other applications/Infrastructure databases. When starting Filezilla sftp sessions using command-line, a feature to force Filezilla to interactively prompt in dialog for user and/or password at start.
