
While this can be useful in some cases, it can also be a disadvantage. In scripting/console mode, WinSCP shares configuration with graphical mode by default. Synchronizes remote directory with local one Lists connected sessions or selects active session Uploads file from local directory to remote directory To see help for the command, read respective documentation article below or type command help directly in console.Ĭloses all sessions and terminates the programĭownloads file from remote directory to local directoryĬontinuously reflects changes in local directory on remote one Note that the first connection to an SSH server requires verification of the host key.Īlso the first connection to FTPS or WebDAVS host with certificate signed by untrusted authority requires verification of the certificate. Use the session command to switch between them. Multiple sessions can be opened simultaneously. For batch mode it is recommended to turn off confirmations using option confirm off to allow overwrites (otherwise the overwrite confirmation prompt would be answered negatively, making overwrites impossible).

To force batch mode (all prompts are automatically answered negatively) use the command option batch abort.

In an interactive scripting mode, the user is prompted in the same way as in GUI mode.

When running commands specified using /script or /command, batch mode is used implicitly and overwrite confirmations are turned off. The script file must use UTF-8 or UTF-16 (with BOM) encoding. For details see console/scripting command-line parameters.įor automation, commands can be read from a script file specified by /script switch, passed from the command-line using the /command switch, or read from standard input of. Enter the console/scripting mode by using or /console command-line parameter with winscp.exe.
