Following are some of the common FTP commands for manipulating files:
Log in/out
ftp domain_name log in
Example: ftp ftp.mycompany.com
quit, bye log out
Change Between ASCII and Binary Mode
(ASCII is default, but graphics and
programs requiry binary mode.)
bin binary transfer
asc ASCII transfer (default)
File Transfer
get from remote to local
mget get multiple files on remote machine
put from local to remote
mput put multiple files on remote machine
Examples:
get story.doc
put story.doc
mget *.doc
pget *.doc
Note: when transferring multiple files, start
ftp with the -i switch, to eliminate prompts
for each file: ftp -i domain_name
Remote Directories
ls list files (simple)
dir list files (more details)
cd change directory (cd folderx)
cd .. go back one directory level
mkdir make a new directory (mkdir folderx)
rmdir remove directory (rmdir folderx)
pwd print working directory; where am I?
Local Directories
lcd change directory
Example: lcd workdir
lcd jump to original directory
Using lcd with no name takes you back
to the directory you started from.
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