Chapter 4 - Syntax Summary | URL Syntax |
an at sign (@). Within the user and password field, any :, @, or / characters must be encoded. See URL Encoding.
The url_path of an FTP URL has the following syntax:
cwd1/cwd2/.../cwdN/name;type= xfer_type
where cwd1 through cwdN and name are (possibly encoded) strings and
xfer_type is one of the characters a, i, or d. The part ;type= xfer_type may be omitted. The cwdx and name parts may be empty. The whole url_path may be omitted, including the /, delimiting it from the prefix containing user, password, host, and port.
The url_path is interpreted as a series of FTP commands as follows:
♦Each cwd element is to be sequentially supplied as the argument to a CWD (change working directory) command.
♦If the typecode is “d”, perform a NLST (name list) command with name as the argument and interpret the results as a file directory listing.
♦Otherwise, perform a TYPE command with xfer_type as the argument and then access the file named name (for example, using the RETR command).
Note The xfer_type argument has been extended beyond what is supported by the RFC, specifically the D1, D2, D3, and D4 sections. Also, host:port may be excluded, although it is rarely useful to do so; host defaults to localhost.
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