Sharing sessions between Xshell and Xftp
Starting from Version 8 build 0082, Xshell and Xftp can now read the use the necessary information from each other's session files.
For example, an Xshell SSH session file can be opened in Xftp as an SFTP session. An Xshell Telnet session file can be opened in Xftp as an FTP session.
See below for a full list of how each session file will behave when opened in the other’s program.
Session File Type | Resulting Connection Protocol |
|---|---|
Xshell SSH protocol files | SFTP session in Xftp |
Xshell other protocol files | FTP session in Xftp |
Xftp SFTP session files | SSH session in Xshell |
Xftp FTP session files | Telnet session in Xshell |
How to Share Sessions
Sessions will automatically be shared once both Xshell and Xftp share the same Session Folder. You can change Xshell’s Session Folder to Xftp’s existing Session Folder, vice versa, or you can create a new folder for both Xshell and Xftp to point to. You can also create symbolic links to have Xshell and Xftp share only specific folders.
Changing the Session Folder in Xshell:
Changing the Session Folder in Xftp:
Use Symbolic Links to Share Specific Folders
You can create a shared folder and link it to Xshell and Xftp’s session folders. Below is an example:
C:\Users\user>cd C:\Users\user\Documents\NetSarang Computer\8
C:\Users\user\Documents\NetSarang Computer\8>mkdir Shared
C:\Users\user\Documents\NetSarang Computer\8>mklink /j Xshell\sessions\Shared Shared
Junction created for Xshell\sessions\Shared <<===>> Shared
C:\Users\user\Documents\NetSarang Computer\8>mklink /j Xftp\sessions\Shared Shared
Junction created for Xftp\sessions\Shared <<===>> Shared
C:\Users\user\Documents\NetSarang Computer\8>
The result in Xshell:
The result in Xftp:
