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I just had a vendor change their server from ftp to sftp.<br />
I was using the following code in my script: <br />
ftp -in $HOST &lt;&lt;- EOF<br />
&nbsp; &nbsp; user $USER $PASS<br />
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But was told this wouldn't work anymore since I now have to connect using the sftp command.<br />
Can someone let me know what the proper syntax I need to use in order to upload a file to a sftp server.
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I just had a vendor change their server from ftp to sftp.
I was using the following code in my script: 
ftp -in $HOST <<- EOF
    user $USER $PASS

But was told this wouldn't work anymore since I now have to connect using the sftp command.
Can someone let me know what the proper syntax I need to use in order to upload a file to a sftp server.

Correct syntax to upload file in a script using sftp

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