Valid FTP commands

Valid FTP commands

Valid FTP commands for the SFTP connector are summarised in the following sections:

• File retrieval

• File operations

• Information & metadata

File retrieval

FTP command	Summary
get_and_move	Retrieve a file, load its content into the process flow as a payload, then move the file to another directory on the remote server. If multiple files are retrieved, multiple payloads are generated (one payload per file).
pluck	Retrieve file(s), load content into the process flow as payload(s) and then delete file(s) from the remote server. If multiple files are retrieved, multiple payloads are generated (one payload per file).

File operations

FTP command	Summary
append	Add content from target file(s) to the end of source file(s).
copy	Copy file(s) from one directory to another directory on the remote server (so the file exists in both directories).
rename	Rename file(s). This operation can be combined with moving the files.
delete	Remove file(s).
put_non_empty	Upload file(s) only if it has content (i.e. avoid uploading empty files).

Information & metadata

FTP command	Summary
list	List files in a directory on the remote server. Information is loaded into the process flow as a single payload.
size	Get file sizes from a directory on the remote server. Information is loaded into the process flow as a single payload.
modified	Get the last modified date/time (UTC format) from a directory on the remote server. Information is loaded into the process flow as a single payload.
mime	Get/detect MIME type of file(s). A boolean value is returned for each file.
exists	Check if a file exists.