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FTP Commands

The document outlines various FTP commands that can be used in DOS's FTP.exe program to transfer and manage files on FTP servers. It provides instructions for connecting to an FTP server from the DOS command line and lists many common commands for navigating directories, transferring files, and getting help. Examples are given for using FTP to upload a file and for automating file transfers using FTP scripts in batch files.

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FTP Commands

The document outlines various FTP commands that can be used in DOS's FTP.exe program to transfer and manage files on FTP servers. It provides instructions for connecting to an FTP server from the DOS command line and lists many common commands for navigating directories, transferring files, and getting help. Examples are given for using FTP to upload a file and for automating file transfers using FTP scripts in batch files.

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FTP Commands (DOS's FTP.exe) Technical note: The FTP command, ftp.exe, is located in the windows "system32" directory.

(ex: c:\windows\system32\ftp.exe or c:\winnt\system32\ftp.exe). If you get a DOS error bad command, then put the full pathname for the executible. Getting a connection to the FTP server from the DOS prompt: 1. Get to a DOS Prompt. (ie: Start, Run, command.com) 2. c:> ftp [ftp server name or IP Address] 3. Enter your username & Password. 4. To disconnect type: disconnect or 1. From DOS, type: ftp 2. ftp> open <hostname or IP address> 3. Enter your username & Password 4. To disconnect type: disconnect After you have signed on here is some FTP commands:

help <enter> - gives a list off FTP commands. help [command name] - give brief help. ? [command name] - give brief help. open [server name] - opens a connection to a new web server. disconnect - terminates ftp session. bye - logoff & exit FTP. exit - Terminate FTP session and exit. lcd [directory name] - Change local working directory. cd - change remote working directory (at FTP site). get [filename] - download a file to your local working directory. get <enter> - will prompt for remote-file, then local-file.

mget *.* - Get multiple files. If prompt is on, will prompt Y/N for each file matching the wildcard. prompt <enter> - toggles prompting on or off. ON by default. put [filename] - upload a file to the web server. put <enter> - will prompt for remote-file, then local-file. mput *.* - Put multiple files. If prompt is on, will prompt Y/N for each file matching the wildcard. prompt <enter> - toggles prompting on or off. ON by default. pwd - shows your current working directory on the remote server. mkdir [directory name] - creates (make) a new directory on remote server. rmdir [directory name] - removes (delete) a directory on remote server - if empty. delete [filename] - deletes a remote file. user [username] - changes current user on current server quote <command> - sends a command to the ftp server. binary - switches to binary file transfer mode. hash - This is to show you the progress of the upload. ls or dir - List contents of remote directory. Warning: This may kick you off of the server (close the connection). I think this might happen if you don't have directory listing rights. Other FTP commands
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! - Escape to shell. append - append to a file. ascii - set ascii transfer type. bell - beep when a command completes. close - terminate ftp session.

glob - Toggle metacharacter expansion of local file names. literal - send arbitrary ftp command. mdelete - delete multiple files mdir - list contents of multiple remote directories mget - get multiple files. mls - list contents of multiple remote directories mput - send multiple files prompt - force interactive prompting on multiple commands quote - send arbitrary FTP command recv - receive file remotehelp - get help from remote server (list of remote server commands) rename - rename a file. send - send one file. status - show current status trace - toggle packet tracing user - send new user information (??? verbose - toggles verbose mode (default: on)

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Example: FTP a file to the server


Log onto the FTP server (see above) cd <pathname> - use this to CD to a directory on the remote computer lcd <pathname> - use this to CD to a directory on your local computer. bin - Turns on binary transfer.

hash - Turns on progress. put <filename> - This will FTP the file. debug - toggle debugging mode.

Using .bat files and ftp Scripts.

You can use FTP Scripts to automate your DOS FTP processes. Here is an example of a batch file and FTP script file that will transfer a file to the root directory of an FTP server: o Create a text file with the following content called: DosFtpFile.txt Hello World
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Create a batch file with the following content called: DosFtpFile.bat ftp -s:DosFtpFile.ftp <ftp_ server_ name> pause Create a script file with the following content cassed: DosFtpFile.ftp <place_your_user_name_here> <place_your_user_password_here> put DosFtpFile.txt quit

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