Cisco Systems 15216 EDFA2 manual FTP Commands, Example 7-1 FTP Help Command

Chapter 7 FTP Command Line

FTP Commands

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Step 4 At the ftp prompt, change directories to where the file is to be placed using the following command:

ftp> cd /Directory_of_FTP_site

Step 5 At the ftp prompt, enter the following command:

ftp> type i

The ONS 15216 EDFA2 should respond as follows:

type set to BINARY

Step 6 At the ftp prompt, put the file on the remote server using the following command:

ftp> put bkupfilename.txt

When the command is entered, the file transfer begins. When the file transfer is complete, the following information should be displayed:

Bytes sent: 18547

Transfer complete.

Step 7 At the ftp prompt, enter the following command:

ftp> quit

The FTP session is terminated and the following response should be displayed:

Ftp session terminated.

The ONS 15216 EDFA2 then returns to the hostname prompt.

Step 8 On the remote server, check that the file is present and complete.

7.2 FTP Commands

Typing the help command in FTP command line mode displays a list of all FTP commands. See Example 7-1.

Example 7-1 FTP Help Command

ftp> help

Available commands (optional parameters are in []):

cd dir	Change remote directory to dir.
cdup	Change remote directory to parent.
close	Close ftp connection and quit ftp shell.
get remote_file	Get remote_file from remote server and save as local_file.
lls	List local files.
login [username]	Login to remote server as username (prompted for password).
ls [expr]	Detailed listing of remote files matching expr.
nls [expr]	Name only listing of remote files matching expr.
open ip_address	Open a connection to server at ip_address and port.
put local_file	Send local_file to remote server and save as remote_file.
pwd	Show current remote directory.
quit	Lose ftp connection and quit ftp shell.
type t	Set type to t, either I image/binary or A ascii.

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