FTP

File Transfer Protocol (FTP)

The Internet Standard File Transfer Protocol (FTP) allows
a user to transfer files to and from a remote network site.

ftp: User interface to the FTP Protocol.
Type: ftp remote_host
You will now be inside an FTP session.
You will be asked for a login name and a password.
Many sites metalab.unc.edu is one that allows anonymous logins.
This means that you can type anonymous as user name,
and then anything you like as a password.

The FTP session is like a reduced shell.
You can type cd, ls, and ls -al to view file lists.
help brings up a list of commands,
help gives help on a specific command.


 Frequent Commands:
 
 (m)get remote-file [local-file]:
  Retrieve (multiple) remote-file and store it 
  on the local machine.

 (m)put local-file [remote-file]:
  Store (multiple) local file on the remote machine. 

 (l)cd [directory]:
   Change the working directory on the (local) machine.

 binary:    Set the file transfer type to 
            support binary image transfer.

 prompt:    Toggle interactive prompting. 

 quit:      A synonym for exit or bye.