connect to an sftp server and upload a file, but don't overwrite existing files in csharp

To connect to an SFTP server and upload a file in C#, you can use the SSH.NET library, which provides a simple and easy-to-use interface for interacting with SSH/SFTP servers.

Here's an example code snippet that shows how to connect to an SFTP server, upload a file, and check if the file already exists so that we don't overwrite existing files:

main.cs
using Renci.SshNet;
using System.IO;

// Establish a connection to the SFTP server
var connectionInfo = new ConnectionInfo("hostname", "username", new PrivateKeyFile("private_key_file_path"));
using (var client = new SftpClient(connectionInfo))
{
    client.Connect();

    // Check if the file already exists on the server
    string remoteFilePath = "/path/to/remote/file.txt";
    if (client.Exists(remoteFilePath))
    {
        // If the file already exists, generate a new unique name for the uploaded file
        string fileName = Path.GetFileNameWithoutExtension(remoteFilePath);
        string fileExtension = Path.GetExtension(remoteFilePath);
        remoteFilePath = $"{fileName}_{DateTime.Now:yyyyMMddHHmmss}{fileExtension}";
    }

    // Upload the file to the SFTP server
    using (var fileStream = new FileStream("path/to/local/file.txt", FileMode.Open))
    {
        client.UploadFile(fileStream, remoteFilePath);
    }

    client.Disconnect();
}
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In this example, we first establish a connection to the SFTP server using the Connect method of the SftpClient class. Next, we check if the file already exists on the server using the Exists method of the SftpClient class.

If the file already exists on the server, we generate a new unique name for the uploaded file by appending the current date and time to the original file name. This ensures that we don't overwrite existing files on the server.

Finally, we upload the file to the SFTP server using the UploadFile method of the SftpClient class and disconnect from the server using the Disconnect method.

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