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Quick Start

Get started with MFT in just a few minutes.

Basic Transfer

The simplest way to transfer a file:

bash
# Send a file
mft send ./myfile.txt recipient@example.com

# Receive a file
mft receive

Transfer with Progress

Monitor your transfer progress:

bash
mft send --progress ./large-file.tar.gz recipient@example.com

Transfer to Multiple Recipients

Send to multiple recipients at once:

bash
mft send ./document.pdf alice@example.com,bob@example.com

Resume Interrupted Transfers

Automatically resume failed transfers:

bash
mft send --resume ./large-file.tar.gz recipient@example.com

Common Options

bash
# Set transfer timeout
mft send --timeout 300s ./file.txt recipient@example.com

# Use specific transfer protocol
mft send --protocol sftp ./file.txt recipient@example.com

# Enable compression
mft send --compress ./file.txt recipient@example.com

# Set retry count
mft send --retry 5 ./file.txt recipient@example.com

Next Steps