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Enter FTP client view
ftp [ cluster | remote-server
[ port-number ] ]
—
Specify to transfer files in ASCII
characters
ascii
Specify to transfer files in
binary streams
binary
Use either command.
By default, files are transferred
in ASCII characters.
Set the data transfer mode to
passive
passive
Optional
passive by default.
Change the working directory
on the remote FTP server
cd pathname
Change the working directory
to be the parent directory
cdup
Get the local working path on
the FTP client
lcd
Display the working directory
on the FTP server
pwd
Create a directory on the
remote FTP server
mkdir pathname
Remove a directory on the
remote FTP server
rmdir pathname
Delete a specified file
delete remotefile
Optional
dir [ remotefile ] [ localfile ]
Query a specified file on the
FTP server
ls [ remotefile ] [ localfile ]
Optional
If no file name is specified, all
the files in the current directory
are displayed.
The difference between these
two commands is that the dir
command can display the file
name, directory as well as file
attributes; while the Is
command can display only the
file name and directory.
