# lavv17/lftp

sophisticated command line file transfer program (ftp, http, sftp, fish, torrent)

Repository: https://github.com/lavv17/lftp
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/lftp
Homepage: http://lftp.yar.ru
Language: C++
License: GPL-3.0
License Family: copyleft
Last push: 2026-03-23T20:04:04+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 67/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 73, release rhythm 40, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 5504, "days_push": 163, "days_rel": 663, "gap_med": 0, "n_releases_24m": 2}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1299, forks 185 (observed 2026-08-28T04:04:17.473370+00:00)

## What it is
LFTP is a sophisticated command-line file transfer program supporting FTP, HTTP/HTTPS, SFTP, FISH, and BitTorrent protocols. It offers shell-like job control, bookmarks, built-in mirroring, parallel transfers, and automatic reconnect/retry designed for reliability.

## Use cases
- mirror a remote ftp site to local disk
- upload files over sftp from the command line
- resume interrupted downloads with reget
- download torrents from the terminal
- transfer files between two ftp servers without downloading locally
- script automated file transfers over ftps
- throttle transfer bandwidth for large syncs

## When to choose
- you need a reliable scriptable CLI client for ftp/sftp/http transfers
- you want recursive mirroring with resume and retry built in
- you need to transfer between servers or handle flaky connections automatically

## When to avoid
- you need a GUI file transfer client
- you only need simple scp/rsync-style ssh transfers where rsync is a better fit
- you need modern cloud storage protocols like S3

## Facets
- artifact type: cli-tool
- maturity: maintenance
- function: http-client, cli, developer-tools
- domain: files, networking, developer-tools
- platform: bsd, cli, cross-platform
- tags: ftp, sftp, file-transfer, bittorrent, mirror, ftps, webdav, command-line, linux, macos

## Member repositories
- lavv17/lftp (main) score 67

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:17.473370+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T04:53:26.300965+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/lavv17/lftp (fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:17.473370+00:00, sha 41cfc7248677)
  - homepage: http://lftp.yar.ru (fetched 2026-08-29T12:10:00.006340+00:00, sha 2833a111a996)
  - site_page: http://lftp.yar.ru/features.html (fetched 2026-08-29T12:10:00.044617+00:00, sha 39d7f961da44)
  - site_page: http://lftp.yar.ru/FAQ.html (fetched 2026-08-29T12:10:00.083127+00:00, sha f363d2d6af60)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.