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FreeSH includes SFTP for day-to-day file operations without leaving your terminal workflow.

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Core Capabilities

  • Browse local and remote directories
  • Upload/download files and folders
  • Bulk operations
  • Remote-to-remote transfers
  • In-app preview/edit for text files

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Open SFTP

From an active remote session:
  1. Open the tab context menu
  2. Click Open in SFTP
You can also open SFTP from app navigation and select a connection.

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Typical Workflow

  1. Keep source path open in one pane
  2. Keep destination path open in the other pane
  3. Drag and drop files/folders
  4. Monitor progress and errors

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File Operations

  • Create folder
  • Rename
  • Delete
  • Change permissions
  • Transfer with progress and cancellation

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File Preview and Edit

Text files can be previewed and edited directly in FreeSH. Use this for quick edits like:
  • config updates
  • script tweaks
  • log inspection

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Troubleshooting

See SFTP Troubleshooting.