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Some FTP commands are the same on different
computers, but others are not. You can usually get a list of
commands if you enter help or ? (question mark) at the ftp>
prompt. Some computers, such as Unix systems, may offer online
information about FTP. Try man ftp, man ftpd, or help ftp at
your computer's operating system prompt.
Note: FTP clients with graphical user interfaces, such as Fetch
and WS-FTP, usually do not require you to know and use these
commands regularly. You may have a few occasions to use them if
the program also has a command line interface.
Some useful FTP commands available on most systems include:
ascii - Switch to ASCII mode. ASCII mode is the
default mode and is used for transferring text files.
binary - Switch to binary mode. Use to transfer
binary files, including files ending in .zip, .tar, .Z, and .gz,
executable programs, graphics files, etc.
bye(or quit) - Close the connection to the
remote computer and exit FTP.
cd - Change the directory on the remote
computer.
close - Close the connection to the remote
computer.
del - Delete files from the remote computer.
dir (or ls) - List the files in the current
directory on the remote computer.
get - Copy a file from the remote computer to
the local computer.
hash - Displays a # on the screen for every
block of bytes transferred. A block is 1024 bytes in some cases,
2048 in others, but is between 1024 and 4096 in most cases.
Check FTP's online help for the number represented in the FTP
program you are using.
help (or ?) - Lists or provides help on the use
of FTP commands.
lcd - Change the directory on the local
computer.
lpwd - Shows the current directory (present
working directory) on the local computer. This command is not
available in all FTP versions. On Unix systems, try !pwd if lpwd
doesn't work.
mdel - Delete multiple files on the remote
computer.
mget - Copy multiple files from the remote
computer to the local computer.
mkdir - Create a directory on the remote host.
mput - Copy multiple files from the local
computer to the remote computer.
open - Open a connection to a remote computer.
prompt - Turn on (or turn off) file transfer
prompting. Often used to turn off prompting when using mdel,
mput, or mget so that you are not required to confirm the
transfer of each file before it is transferred.
put - Copy a file from the local computer to
the remote computer.
pwd - Show the current directory (present
working directory) on the remote computer.
rmdir - Remove a directory on the remote host
(usually has to be empty).
user - Log into the remote computer to which
you are currently connected. FTP will ask for a login name and
possibly a password.
! - In Unix, exit to the shell prompt, where
you can enter commands. Enter exit to get back to FTP. If you
follow ! with a command
(e.g., !pwd), FTP will execute the command without dropping you
to the Unix prompt.
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