How to: Publish Personal WebSpace using a Command Prompt |
At a command prompt type in ftp.
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? | to request help or information about the FTP commands | |
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ascii | to set the mode of file
transfer to ASCII (this is the default and transmits seven bits per character) |
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binary | to set the mode of file
transfer to binary (the binary mode transmits all eight bits per byte and thus provides less chance of a transmission error and must be used to transmit files other than ASCII files) |
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bye | to exit the FTP environment (same as quit) | |
cd | to change directory on the remote machine | |
close | to terminate a connection with another computer | |
close brubeck | closes the current FTP connection with
brubeck,
but still leaves you within the FTP environment. |
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delete | to delete (remove) a file in the current remote directory (same as rm in UNIX) | |
get | to copy one file from the remote machine to the local machine | |
get ABC DEF | copies file ABC in the current remote directory to (or on top of) a file named DEF in your current local directory. | |
get ABC | copies file ABC in the current remote directory to (or on top of) a file with the same name, ABC, in your current local directory. | |
help | to request a list of all available FTP commands | |
lcd | to change directory on your local machine (same as UNIX cd) | |
ls | to list the names of the files in the current remote directory | |
mkdir | to make a new directory within the current remote directory | |
mget | to copy multiple files from
the remote machine to the local machine; you are prompted for a y/n answer before transferring each file |
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mget * | copies all the files in the current remote directory to your current local directory, using the same filenames. Notice the use of the wild card character, *. | |
mput | to copy multiple files from
the local machine to the remote machine; you are prompted for a y/n answer before transferring each file |
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open | to open a connection with another computer | |
open brubeck | opens a new FTP connection with
brubeck;
you must enter a username and password for a brubeck account (unless it is to be an anonymous connection). |
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put | to copy one file from the local machine to the remote machine | |
pwd | to find out the pathname of the current directory on the remote machine | |
quit | to exit the FTP environment (same as bye) | |
rmdir | to to remove (delete) a directory in the current remote directory |