FTP SSH.NET – Move or Archive Files with examples

Today in this article, we will see how to perform FTP SSH.NET – Move or Archive Files with examples using C#.NET code.

We will explore this option using the SSH.NET library for .NET/.NET Core.

Below is the list of high-level features supported by the SSH library (but not limited to),

• Provide SFTP functionality for both synchronous and asynchronous operations.

• Provides SCP functionality

• Execution of SSH command using both synchronous and asynchronous methods

• Provide a status report for upload and download SFTP operations to allow accurate progress bar implementation.

• Supports public-key, password, and keyboard-interactive authentication methods.

• Supports two-factor or higher authentication

• Supports SOCKS4, SOCKS5, and HTTP Proxy

Getting access to all the files using the SSH.NET library is pretty simple.

Getting Started

Create any .NET Core application like a console application,

Add SSH.NET Nuget package as below,

Package Manager Console,

Install-Package SSH.NET -Version 2020.0.2

Note: Please use the latest version.

Connect to SFTP using SFTPClient

SSH.NET provides SFTPClient class that lets you connect to the SFTP server securely and access files for

read, write, upload, or download purposes,

Below the sample code read the FTP file and write their name on the console.

 

using (var client = new SftpClient("****", "user", "****"))
            {
                client.Connect();
                ListDirectory(client, ".");
                foreach (var file in files)
                {
                  Console.WriteLine(file.FullName);
                }
             }

The above ListDirectory uses the default path to fetch a file from the SFTP server.

File Move Archive using FTP

File move or archive file from a remote file path is pretty simple once the connection is established successfully.

Use the below code to Move or Archive the file via SftpClient

 

using (var client = new SftpClient("****", "user", "****"))
            {
                client.Connect();
                ListDirectory(client, ".");
                foreach (var file in files)
                {
                Console.WriteLine(file.FullName);

                var fileMove = client.Get(file.FullName);
                fileMove.MoveTo(destinationPath);

                }

               client.Disconnect();
             }

In the above code,

destinationPath – This is the file path where the file will be moved via SFTP/FTP.

Get method gives a reference of the file from the remote location by returning Renci.SshNet.Sftp.SftpFile file object.

MoveTo– Moves a specified file to a new location on a remote machine. You can use the same file name or provide a name of your choice.

Copy OR Move File using SSH.NET using DownloadFile or Rename

One can easily use the DownloadFile or Rename method to copy or archive the files as explained below in the code.

using (var client = new SftpClient(host, username, password))
        {
            client.Connect();

            using (var fileStream = System.IO.File.Create(localDestinationPath))
            {
                client.DownloadFile(remoteFilePath, fileStream);
            }

            client.Disconnect();
        }

OR

using (var client = new SftpClient(host, username, password))
        {
            client.Connect();

            // Rename the file to move it
            client.RenameFile(sourceFilePath, destinationFilePath);

            client.Disconnect();
        }

FTP how to get a list of all files in a Path to Move?

Below is the complete implementation for the ListDirectory() custom method which returns all the files available from the specified root folder and subfolders.

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