FTP stands for File Transfer Protocol.
It is one of the most useful command for a system administrator, all administrator almost every day using ftp commands to transfer files between servers.
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Here I am going to mention 15 methods to use the FTP command in system admin day-to-day life.
FTP Commands Examples:
Now, let’s discuss on 15 practical uses of ftp commands:
Example 1 – Connect FTP server with IP
Connect to ftp server using ftp command as shown below.
$ ftp 192.168.10.1
We can use above command to connect with server “192.168.10.1”.
Example 2 – Connect FTP server with Hostname
Connect to ftp server using hostname of ftp server as shown below.
$ ftp linuxconcept.com
We can use above command to connect with server “linuxconcept.com”.
Example 3 – Upload files into FTP server
To upload files on ftp server, use put command as shown below.
ftp> put linuxconcept.com
The above command will upload the file “linuxconcept.com” on server.
Example 4 – Download files from FTP server
To download files from ftp server, use get command as shown below.
ftp> get linuxconcept.txt
The above command use to download “linuxconcept.txt” file from server.
Example 5 – Upload multiple files into FTP server
To upload multiple files into server use “mput” command as show below.
ftp> mput *.txt
The above command will upload all file into server which has “txt” extension in current local directory.
Example 6 – Download multiple files from FTP server
To download multiple files from server, use “mget” command as show below.
ftp> mget *.txt
The above command use to download all files from current remote directory which has “txt” extension.
Example 7 – Delete file from FTP server
To delete file from server, use “delete” command as show below.
ftp> delete linuxconcept.txt
The above command is use to delete linuxconcept.txt file from server.
Example 8 – Delete multiple files from FTP server
To delete multiple files from server in single command, use “mdelete” as shown below.
ftp> mdelete *.txt
The above command use to delete all files from server which has “txt” extension.
Example 9 – Use help in ftp terminal
To get help in ftp command, use “help” or “?” as show below.
ftp> help ftp> ?
If you want detailed help on specific ftp command use below syntax of ftp command.
ftp> help <COMMAND>
Example 10 – Changing FTP mode to binary
To change ftp mode to binary, use “binary” command as shown below.
ftp> binary
Example 11 – Changing FTP mode to Ascii
To change ftp mode to asci, use “asci” command as shown below.
ftp> ascii
Example 12 – Changing remote directory in FTP
To change remote server’s directory in ftp server, use “cd” command as shown below.
ftp> pwd 257 “/linuxconcept” is current directory. ftp> cd testdir 250 CWD command successful. “/linuxconcept/testdir” is current directory. ftp> pwd 257 “/linuxconcept/testdir” is current directory.
The above command use to change directory “testdir” on remote server.
Example 13 – Changing local directory in FTP
To change local system directory on ftp prompt, use “lcd” command as shown below.
ftp> lcd /tmp
The above command use to change “/tmp” local directory.
Example 14 – Listing content of the remote directory in FTP
To list all files and content for FTP server’s remote directory, use “ls” or “dir” command as shown below.
ftp> ls ftp> dir
Example 15 – Close FTP connection
To close the FTP connection from the server, use “quit” or “close” command.
When using the “quit” command, connection will terminate, and you will be on your system back, as shown below.
ftp> quit $
When you want to close connection from server without coming out from FTP prompt, use “close” command as shown below.
ftp> close 221 Goodbye. ftp>
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