termscp is a feature rich terminal file transfer and explorer, with support for SCP/SFTP/FTP/S3.
It’s a terminal utility with an TUI to connect to a remote server to retrieve and upload files and to interact with the local file system.
This is free and open source software.
Key Features
- Supports the following communication protocols: SFTP, SCP, FTP and FTPS, S3, and SMB.
- Explore and operate on the remote and on the local machine file system with a handy UI
- Create, remove, rename, search, view and edit files.
- Connect to your favourite hosts through built-in bookmarks and recent connections.
- View and edit files with your favourite applications.
- SFTP/SCP authentication with SSH keys and username/password.
- Themes.
- Custom file explorer format.
- Customizable text editor.
- Customizable file sorting.
- Get notified via Desktop Notifications when a large file has been transferred.
- Keep file changes synchronized with the remote host.
- Save your password in your operating system key vault.
- Cross-platform support – runs under Linux, FreeBSD, NetBSD, macOS, and Windows.
Website: github.com/veeso/termscp
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Developer: Christian Visintin
License: MIT License

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