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What are some common FTP commands?
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to request help or information about the FTP commands
ascii
to set the mode of file transfer to ASCII (this is the default
and transmits seven bits per character)
binary
to set the
mode of file transfer to binary (the binary mode transmits
all eight bits per byte and thus provides less chance of
a transmission error and
must be used
to transmit files other than ASCII files)
bye
to exit the
FTP environment (same as quit)
cd
to change directory on
the remote machine
close
to terminate a connection with
another computer
close brubeck
closes the current FTP
connection with brubeck, but still leaves you within the
FTP environment.
delete
to delete (remove) a file in the
current remote directory (same as rm in UNIX)
get
to copy
one file from the remote machine to the local machine
get
ABC DEF
copies file ABC in the current remote directory
to (or on top of) a file named DEF
in your current
local directory.
get ABC
copies file ABC
in the current remote directory to (or on top of) a file
with the
same name, ABC,
in your current local directory.
help
to
request a list of all available FTP commands
lcd
to change
directory on your local machine (same as UNIX cd)
ls
to
list the names of the files in the current remote directory
mkdir
to make a new directory within the current remote directory
mget
to copy multiple files from the remote machine to the
local
machine; you are prompted for a y/n answer
before transferring each file
mget *
copies all the files in the current remote directory
to your
current local
directory, using
the same filenames.
Notice the use of the wild
card character,
*.
mput
to copy multiple files from the local
machine to the remote machine; you are prompted
for a y/n answer before transferring each file
open
to open
a connection with another computer
open brubeck
opens
a new FTP connection with brubeck; you must enter a username
and password for a brubeck account (unless it is to be an
anonymous connection).
put
to copy one file from the local
machine to the remote machine
pwd
to find out the pathname
of the current directory on the remote machine
quit
to
exit the FTP environment (same as bye)
rmdir
to to remove
(delete) a directory in the current remote directory
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