| ?
| to
request help or information about the FTP commands
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| 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)
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| bye
| to
exit the FTP environment (same as quit)
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| cd
| to
change directory on the remote machine
|
| close
| to
terminate a connection with another computer
|
|
| close
otter
| closes
the current FTP connection with otter,
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
otter
| opens
a new FTP connection with brubeck;
you must enter a username and password for a otter
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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