Install and Use lrzsz for Drag‑and‑Drop File Transfer on Linux

lrzsz is a Linux utility that can replace FTP for uploading and downloading files, supporting both command‑line operations (rz/sz) and a drag‑and‑drop plugin for graphical terminals.

Installation

yum -y install lrzsz

Uploading Files

You can drag files directly into the terminal window to upload them to the current directory, or use the rz command for a manual upload. The command opens a file‑selection dialog in tools like Xshell.

rz

Downloading Files

Use the sz command followed by the filename to download a single file. A save‑file dialog will appear.

sz rumenz.txt

Downloading Multiple Files

Specify several filenames in one sz command to download them together.

sz rumenz.txt rumenz1.txt

Downloading All Files in a Directory (Excluding Subfolders)

Use a wildcard pattern to download every file in a directory while skipping subdirectories.

sz rumenz/*