Further reading: [Documentation by CSCS](https://user.cscs.ch/storage/transfer/), [Parameter descriptions](http://toolkit.globus.org/toolkit/docs/5.0/5.0.0/data/gridftp/user/#gridftp-user-basic)
Further reading: [Documentation by CSCS](https://user.cscs.ch/storage/transfer/), [Parameter descriptions](http://toolkit.globus.org/toolkit/docs/5.0/5.0.0/data/gridftp/user/#gridftp-user-basic)
### lftp
*[Homepage](http://lftp.yar.ru) and [Tutorials](http://web.archive.org/web/20111024014512/http://tutorials.papamike.ca/pub/lftp.html)
* Parallel transfer of files over multiple protocols, including sftp
* Downside: does not preserve file permissions
* See `man lftp` for a full documentation of all available options.
Example to copy a remote folder from login.phys.ethz.ch to your local computer: