How do I get an entire directory in sftp?

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Mar 15, 2026744157 views

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I'm just learning to use sftp, and I want to copy a directory from the remote computer to my local computer. If I try it gives me this error: doesn't work, either.

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get [directory]

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How do I get an entire directory in sftp?

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