How to Install and Use lrzsz for Drag‑Drop File Transfer on Linux
This guide explains how to install the lrzsz utility on a Linux server, then demonstrates uploading files via drag‑and‑drop or the rz command and downloading single or multiple files using the sz command, including pattern‑based selections.
lrzsz is a Linux utility that can replace FTP for uploading and downloading files, supporting drag‑and‑drop plugins as well as the traditional rz and sz commands.
Installing lrzsz
yum -y install lrzszUploading a File
Files can be uploaded by dragging them into the terminal window or by executing the rz command, which opens a file‑selection dialog (e.g., in Xshell).
rzDownloading a File
To download a single file: sz rumenz.txt To download multiple files at once: sz rumenz.txt rumenz1.txt To download all files in the current directory except those inside the rumenz folder:
sz rumenz/*Signed-in readers can open the original source through BestHub's protected redirect.
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