---
name: "filezilla"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "filezilla"
version: "3.71.1-2"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/filezilla"
---

# filezilla(1)

FTP client

## NAME

FileZilla - FTP client

## SYNOPSIS

**filezilla**\
 **filezilla \[-l \<logontype\>\] \<FTP URL\>**\
 **filezilla -h\|-s\|-v**\
 **filezilla -c \<site\>**\
 **filezilla -a \<path\>**

## DESCRIPTION

FileZilla is a powerful client for plain FTP, FTP over SSL/TLS (FTPS) and the SSH File Transfer Protocol (SFTP).

## OPTIONS

- **-c \<site\>, --site \<site\>**

  Connect to the given site from the Site Manager. Site has to be given as complete path, with a slash as separation character. Any slash or backslash that is part of a segment has to be escaped with a backslash. Path has to be prefixed with 0 for user defined entries or 1 for default entries. Site path may not contain double quotation marks.

-

  Example: filezilla -c 0/foo/bar/sl\\/ash connects to the user site sl/ash in the site directory foo/bar

-

  May not be used together with **-s** nor with URL parameter.

- **-a \<path\>, --local \<path\>**

  Sets the local site to the given path.

-

  Example: filezilla -a "/foo bar/"

- **-h, --help**

  Displays a help dialog listing these commandline options.

- **-l \<logontype\>, --logontype \<logontype\>**

  Set a special logontype, can only be used in combination with a FTP URL as argument.

  Logontype has to be either **ask** or **interactive**. If **-l** isn't given, the normal logontype is used.

- **-s, --sitemanager**

  Start with Site Manager opened. May not be used together with **-c** nor with URL parameter.

- **-v, --version**

  Display version number of FileZilla.

## ENVIRONMENT

The **FZ\_DATADIR** environment variable can be used to specify the directory containing FileZilla's data files.

## SUPPORT

Please visit https://filezilla-project.org/ for further information. Report bugs only if you are using the latest version available from the FileZilla website.

## COPYRIGHT

Copyright (C) 2004-2026  Tim Kosse

FileZilla is distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 or later.

## SEE ALSO

[fzdefaults.xml(5)](/fzdefaults.xml/5.md)