Illustrated TCP/IP:FTP Commands

Illustrated TCP/IP
by Matthew G. Naugle
Wiley Computer Publishing, John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
ISBN: 0471196568 Pub Date: 11/01/98

Chapter 223
FTP Commands

The following are the available commands in FTP. There are a lot of commands listed but, in reality, only a few are used. They are:

open	Open a connection to a remote resource.
close	Close a connection to a remote resource.
bye	End this FTP session.
binary	Indicate that the file transfer will be a file of binary type (i.e., executable file, Lotus file, etc.).
get	Get a file from the remote resource; get <filename> mget <multiple files, wildcards included>.
put	Put a file to the remote resource; put <filename> mput <multiple files, wildcards included>.
cd	Change directory on the remote device; to change the directory on the local end, use lcd.
dir	Get a directory listing on the remote device; to get a directory listing on the local end, use ldir.
hash	Display hash marks on the screen to indicate a file is being transferred.

FTP Commands

• open—creates a connection between two hosts.

• close—closes a connection between two hosts.

• bye—ends the FTP session.

• binary—indicate that the file is binary data.

• get—get the remote file.

• mget—wildcard to get multiple files.

• put—puts a file to the remote resource.

• mput—wildcard to put multiple files.

• cd—change directory on the remote device.

• dir—get a directory listing on the remote device.

• ldir—get a local directory.

• hash—display hash marks during the transfer.