Network file transfer protocols

standard protocol for transferring files over TCP/IP networks

specific implementation of a network file system, originally developed by Sun in 1984, later standardised by IETF

very basic transfer protocol over UDP

network protocol that provides file access, file transfer, and file management functionalities over any reliable data stream, designed as an extension of SSH 2.0

rsync (remote sync) is a utility for transferring and synchronizing files between a computer and a storage drive and across networked computers by comparing the modification times and sizes of files. It is commonly found on Unix-like operating systems and is under the GPL-3.0-or-later license.

network protocol and program for copying files between computers

UUCP (Unix-to-Unix Copy) is a suite of computer programs and protocols allowing remote execution of commands and transfer of files, email and netnews between computers.

transmission of computer files

component of Microsoft Windows

Plan 9 filesystem protocol

FTAM, ISO standard 8571, is the OSI application layer protocol for file transfer, access and management.

Rclone is an open source, multi threaded, command line computer program to manage or migrate content on cloud and other high latency storage. Its capabilities include sync, transfer, crypt, cache, union, compress and mount. The rclone website lists supported backends including S3 and Google Drive.

MHSnet is a store-and-forward Message Handling System for wide area networks. MHSnet and its precursor, SUNIII, were used to implement the Australian Computer Science network, commonly known as ACSnet, which connected Australia's Universities to each other and to ARPANET.

protocol for transferring files using shell commands (usually SSH or rsh)