How to download files using the sftp command in Linux?

To download files using the SFTP command in Linux, you can follow these steps:

1. Open the terminal window and type in the following command to connect to the remote server:
2. username is required to access the hostname using the sftp protocol.
3. The username is your username on the remote server, and the hostname is the IP address or domain name of the remote server.
4. You can use the following command if you need to connect to a remote server using a different port:
5. Transfer files securely using the SFTP protocol by specifying the port, username, and hostname.
6. Port is the port number of the remote server.
7. To connect to the remote server using SSH key authentication, please use the following command.
8. Log into the host with the username using SFTP and the private key located at /path/to/private_key.
9. “path/to/private_key is the path to your SSH private key file.”
10. Enter the password or provide the password for the SSH key (if required), then press Enter to log in to the remote server.
11. Enter the following command to download the file:
12. Download the remote file and save it as the local file.
13. remote_file is the path and filename of the file to be downloaded on the remote server, and local_file is the path and filename where the downloaded file will be saved locally.
14. After the download is complete, enter the following command to establish a connection with the remote server:
15. stop
16. Alternatively, press the Ctrl + D key combination.

Please ensure you have sufficient permissions to access the remote server and download files when using the SFTP command to download files.