Loading Software onto the Switch
Managing System Files
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OmniSwitch 6600 Family Switch Management Guide
April 2006
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After logging in, you will receive the
ftp->
prompt. You may enter a question mark (?) to view
available FTP commands as shown here.
ftp->?
Supported commands:
ascii binary bye cd delete
dir get help hash ls
put pwd quit remotehelp user
lpwd mput mget prompt !ls
lcd user
These are industry standard FTP commands. Their definitions are given in the following table.
If you lose communications while running FTP, you may receive a message similar to the following:
Waiting for reply (Hit ^C to abort)...........
In this case you can press
Crtl-C
to abort the session or wait until the communication failure is resolved
and the FTP transfer can continue.
Note.
You must use the binary mode (bin) to transfer files via FTP.
ascii
Set transfer type to ASCII (7-bit).
binary
Set transfer type to binary (8-bit).
bye
Close session gracefully.
cd
Change to a new directory on the remote machine.
delete
Delete a file on the remote machine.
dir
Obtain a long listing on the remote machine.
get
Retrieve a file from the remote machine.
hash
Print the hash symbol (#) for every block of data transferred. (This com-
mand toggles hash enabling and disabling.)
help
Displays a list of FTP commands and their definitions.
ls
Display summary listing of the current directory on the remote host.
put
Send a file to the remote machine.
pwd
Display the current working directory on the remote host.
quit
Close session gracefully.
remotehelp
List the commands that the remote FTP server supports.
user
Send new user information.
lpwd
Display the current working directory on the local host.
mput
Allows for the transfer of multiple files out of the local machine.
mget
Allows for the transfer of multiple files into the local machine.
prompt
Toggles the query for use with the mput and mget commands.
!ls
Lists the contents (files and directories) of the local directory.
lcd
Change to a new local directory
user
Sends new user information.
