FTP (1)

FTP

form format

Set the vertical format control for ASCII and EBCDIC file transfers to format . Valid formats are carriage-control, non-print(default), and telnet. Only the non-printformat is currently supported.

get remote-file [local-file]

Retrieve the specified remote-fileand store it on the local host. If local-fileis not specified, the local file will be named remote-file. File transfer uses the current settings for type, format, mode, and structure.

glob Toggle local file name globbing. With globbing disabled, all local files and pathnames are treated literally. With file name globbing enabled, each local file or pathname is processed for the sh(1) metacharacters *?[]˜. An additional pair of metacharacters, {}, may enclose several comma-separated strings, for each of which a match is sought. Globbing is always on with reference to remote files; it is on by default with reference to local files.

hash Toggle hash mark (#) printing for each data block transferred. The size of a data block is 4096 bytes. By default, hash mark printing is off.

help [command]

Display a list of the ftp commands (no argument) or an informative message about the specified command.

idle [seconds]

Display the current inactivity timer on the remote host or set it to seconds.

image A synonym for binary.

lcd [directory]

Change the working directory on the local host to the user's home directory (no arguments) or to the specified directory.

ls [<-l⎪remote-directory>[local-file]]

A synonym for dir.

macdef mname

Define a macro that will be invoked by using the name mname. Subsequent lines will be stored as the macro definition. A null line (consecutive newlines or carriage returns) will end the macro definition. Within the macro definition, a dollar sign is used to specify substitution of arguments from the macro invocation line. The sequence $n, where n is a number, will be replaced by the nth argument (for example, `$1' is the first argu- ment). The sequence $i will cause the macro to loop automatically, executing once with each argument. Escape the dollar sign with a backslash (`\$') to prevent this special treatment. The maximum number of macros is 16. The maximum definition length is 4096 characters. A macro definition is valid only for the duration of a connection to a remote host, all macros are automatically deleted when the connection is closed.

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