Commands for WinSCP (Advanced)

Please note that this is a Hosted~FTP~ resource, scripting support is available to our Enterprise level customers.

Please click here on How to Setup WINSCP Scripting
Once you have your WINSCP scripting setup, here are some commands you can run.

Command	Description
call	Executes arbitrary remote shell command
cd	Changes remote working directory
checksum	Calculates checksum of remote file
chmod	Changes permissions of remote file
close	Closes session
cp	Duplicates remote file
echo	Prints message onto script output
exit	Closes all sessions and terminates the program
get	Downloads file from remote directory to local directory
help	Displays help
keepuptodate	Continuously reflects changes in local directory on remote one
lcd	Changes local working directory
lls	Lists the contents of local directory
ln	Creates remote symbolic link
lpwd	Prints local working directory
ls	Lists the contents of remote directory
mkdir	Creates remote directory
mv	Moves or renames remote file
open	Connects to server
option	Sets or shows value of script options
put	Uploads file from local directory to remote directory
pwd	Prints remote working directory
rm	Removes remote file
rmdir	Removes remote directory
session	Lists connected sessions or selects active session
stat	Retrieves attributes of remote file
synchronize	Synchronizes remote directory with local one

For the Mget, Mput, Put and get command, here are some commands you can run alongside them

Switch	Description
`-delete`	Delete source remote file(s) after transfer.
`-latest`	Download the latest file from the files selected by`file`, `file2` … parameters (typically file masks) only.
`-resume`	Automatically resume transfer if possible1 (SFTP and FTP protocols only). Cannot be combined with `-append`.
`-append`	Append source file to the end of target file (SFTP protocol only). Cannot be combined with `-resume`.
`-preservetime`	Preserve timestamp.
`-nopreservetime`	Do not preserve timestamp.
`-speed=<kbps>`	Limit transfer speed (in KB/s).
`-transfer=<mode>`	`binary\|ascii\|automatic` Transfer mode: binary, ascii (text), automatic (by extension).
`-filemask=<mask>`	`<mask>[;<mask2>...]` Sets file mask.
`-resumesupport= <state>`	`on\|off\|<threshold>` Configures automatic resume/transfer to temporary filename.
`-neweronly`	Transfer new and updated files only. See also `synchronize` command.
`-rawtransfersettingssetting1=value1setting2=value2 …`	Allows configuring any transfer settings using raw format as in an INI file. E.g. to enable preserving of directory timestamps, use `-rawtransfersettings PreserveTimeDirs=1`. The switch should come only after other parameters. This feature is available only in the latest beta release.