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+This plugin allows to transparently handle input and output files on any FTP server, including FTPS.
+For sFTP (FTP over SSH), use the [sftp plugin](https://snakemake.github.io/snakemake-plugin-catalog/plugins/storage/sftp.html) instead.
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