Monday, February 13, 2012

File Transfer Protocol in ubuntu?

FTP stands for File Transfer Protocol.Establishing the FTP connection with the specified host and launches an interactive utility that enables you to download or upload files from FTP servers.The program allows you to transfer files to and from a remote network site.The client host and an optional port number with which ftp is to communicate may be specified on the command line.If this is done, ftp will immediately attempt to establish a connection to an FTP server on that host; otherwise, ftp will enter its command interpreter and await instructions from the user.



Open terminal using Applications ---> Accessories ---> Terminal (or) Press Ctrl + Alt + t.


(1). To enable debugging use the command.

ftp -d

(2). To disable filename globbing use the command:

ftp -g

(3). To use passive modes for data transfer deploy the command:

ftp -p

(4). To show all responses from remote server use the command :

ftp -v

(5). To disable command editing and history support:

ftp -e

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