Download files via SFTP non-interactively: how to include password in the command line? I

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I am trying to to login into a server and download files via SFTP non-interactively: where to place the password in the command line? Help please! my command is:

sftp -4rv -b - -o IPQoS=cs1 -o User=user_id -o ChallengeResponseAuthentication=yes -o BatchMode=yes -o KbdInteractiveAuthentication=no -o PasswordAuthentication=yes -o PreferredAuthentications=password -o NumberOfPasswordPrompts=3 @server.com:/ .

Does this answer your question? How do I set up SSH so I don't have to type my password? — Martin Prikryl, Nov 23 '20 at 07:37
I am trying to make this command work; According to the Man. Page it should:ftp [-C] [-N name] [-o output] [-s sourceaddr] ftp://[user:password@]host[:port]/file[/] ...Thank you — Marco Di Taormina, Nov 25 '20 at 07:27
FTP and SFTP are two completely different protocols. If you use ftp like this, your connection won't be encrypted (if the server support FTP at all). — Martin Prikryl, Nov 25 '20 at 07:34
Thank you Martin, That's why I was trying to use SFTP on the command line : — Marco Di Taormina, Nov 25 '20 at 20:13
not working for me the command line; As I have multiple computers: I am trying : 1-:sftp [-C] [-N name] [-o output] [-s sourceaddr] ftp://[user:password@]host[:port]/file[/. and 2-sftp -4rv -b - -o IPQoS=cs1 -o User=user_id -o ChallengeResponseAuthentication=yes -o BatchMode=yes -o KbdInteractiveAuthentication=no -o PasswordAuthentication=yes -o PreferredAuthentications=password -o NumberOfPasswordPrompts=3 @server.com:/ . — Marco Di Taormina, Nov 25 '20 at 20:15
OK, I didn't post the best link above. See this one: Automatically enter SSH password with script. — Martin Prikryl, Nov 25 '20 at 20:27

score -1 · Answer 1 · edited Jul 29 '22 at 04:59

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Use sshpass:

$ sshpass -p [pass] sftp user@host:

edited Jul 29 '22 at 04:59

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answered Jul 28 '22 at 21:47

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Please expand your answer with an explanation. – Rohit Gupta Jul 28 '22 at 22:28

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