Understanding FTP commands in the command line

When you type “help” you get a list of commands that you can run

COMMAND

DESCRIPTION

?

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

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

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

Dir

To list 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, *.                       

Prompt

To turn on/off interactive mode. Which helps turn off prompt for y/n during mget or mput

                                      

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. mput * copies all the files in the specified or current local directory to your current remote directory, using the same filenames. Notice the use of the wildcard character, *.  Also *.filepath copies everything in the specified or current local directory with a specific filepath into the remote directory.

open

To open a connection with another computer.

 

Reference links:

Using the command line to connect to HostedFTP

Troubleshooting FTP in the command line and common errors.

Understanding the FTP commands

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