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The FTP Utility

The ftp utility allows users to transfer files between computers using the File Transfer Protocol. It has commands to connect to remote hosts, navigate directories, list contents, and put or get files in ascii, ebcdic, or binary format. The basic syntax uses the ftp command followed by a hostname or IP address to login and access files, then additional commands like put, get, mput, and mget to upload or download single or multiple files.

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The FTP Utility

The ftp utility allows users to transfer files between computers using the File Transfer Protocol. It has commands to connect to remote hosts, navigate directories, list contents, and put or get files in ascii, ebcdic, or binary format. The basic syntax uses the ftp command followed by a hostname or IP address to login and access files, then additional commands like put, get, mput, and mget to upload or download single or multiple files.

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The ftp Utility

Here, ftp stands for File Transfer Protocol. This utility helps you upload and


download your file from one computer to another computer.
The ftp utility has its own set of Unix-like commands. These commands help you
perform tasks such as −
 Connect and login to a remote host.
 Navigate directories.
 List directory contents.
 Put and get files.
 Transfer files as ascii, ebcdic or binary.

Syntax

Following is the simple syntax to use the ftp command −


$ftp hostname or ip-address
The above command would prompt you for the login ID and the password. Once
you are authenticated, you can access the home directory of the login account and
you would be able to perform various commands.
The following tables lists out a few important commands −

Sr.No Command & Description


.

1 put filename
Uploads filename from the local machine to the remote machine.

2 get filename
Downloads filename from the remote machine to the local machine.

3 mput file list


Uploads more than one file from the local machine to the remote
machine.

4 mget file list


Downloads more than one file from the remote machine to the local
machine.
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