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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.