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| WinSCP offers unique feature to execute command on remote server as with regular terminal client. However as it cannot implement the terminal fully, there are some limitations. Particularly, you cannot execute commands that require terminal emulation or user input. See [[remote_command#limitations|below]] for technical details. | WinSCP offers unique feature to execute command on remote server as with regular terminal client. However as it cannot implement the terminal fully, there are some limitations. Particularly, you cannot execute commands that require terminal emulation or user input. See [[remote_command#limitations|below]] for technical details. | ||
| - | Basically the feature is supported only for [[protocols#scp|SCP protocol]]. With [[protocols#sftp|SFTP]] you can still use the feature by opening [[shell_session|separate shell session]], which in fact takes place automatically for you. With [[protocols#ftp|FTP]] you can only execute FTP protocol commands. | + | Basically the feature is supported only for [[protocols#scp|SCP protocol]]. With [[protocols#sftp|SFTP]] you can still use the feature by opening [[shell_session|separate shell session]], which in fact takes place automatically for you. With [[protocols#ftp|FTP]] you can only execute FTP protocol commands. However some FTP servers have an extension allowing to execute remote command, e.g. ''site exec <command>''. |
| ===== How to Enter the Remote Command ===== | ===== How to Enter the Remote Command ===== | ||