-e : Escapes all control characters to prevent them from being interpreted by the terminal, which helps avoid "interrupted" transfers.
: It is highly effective for moving small files (like logs or configuration files) over an established SSH or serial session where SFTP or SCP might not be configured. sz.exe
: It can be piped into other commands. For example, ls -l | sz - sends the output of a directory listing directly to your terminal as a file. -e : Escapes all control characters to prevent
-y : Instructs the receiver to overwrite existing files with the same name unconditionally. For example, ls -l | sz - sends
While still available on most Linux distributions, sz is an older tool. For modern Windows environments using , some users prefer trzsz , which offers similar ZMODEM-like functionality with better support for modern terminal features. Dropped Z-MODEM support (and one alternative) #13 - GitHub