System Administration Guide: Network Services

Essential ftp Commands

Table 29–3 Essential ftp Commands

Command 

Description 

ftp

Accesses the ftp command interpreter.

ftp remote-system

Establishes an ftp connection to a remote system. For instructions, see How to Open an ftp Connection to a Remote System.

open

Logs in to the remote system from the command interpreter. 

close

Logs out of the remote system and returns to the command interpreter. 

bye

Quits the ftp command interpreter.

help

Lists all ftp commands or, if a command name is supplied, briefly describes what the command does.

reset

Re-synchronizes the command-reply sequencing with the remote ftp server.

ls

Lists the contents of the remote working directory. 

pwd

Displays the name of the remote working directory. 

cd

Changes the remote working directory. 

lcd

Changes the local working directory. 

mkdir

Creates a directory on the remote system. 

rmdir

Deletes a directory on the remote system. 

get, mget

Copies a file (or multiple files) from the remote working directory to the local working directory. 

put, mput

Copies a file (or multiple files) from the local working directory to the remote working directory. 

delete, mdelete

Deletes a file (or multiple files) from the remote working directory. 

For more information, see ftp(1).