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2.
Delete useless files for effective use of the storage space.
3.
Set the file transfer mode. FTP transmits files in two modes: ASCII and binary. ASCII mode transfers
files as text. Binary mode transfers files as raw data.
4.
Use the
lcd
command to display the local working directory of the FTP client. You can upload the
file under this directory, or save the downloaded file under this directory.
5.
Upload or download the file.
Follow these steps to operate the files on an FTP server:
To do…
Use the command…
Remarks
Display detailed information
about a directory or file on the
remote FTP server
dir
[
remotefile
[
localfile
] ]
Optional
The
ls
command displays the name of a
directory or file only, while the
dir
command displays detailed information
such as the file size and creation time.
Query a directory or file on the
remote FTP server
ls
[
remotefile
[
localfile
] ]
Optional
The
ls
command displays the name of a
directory or file only, while the
dir
command displays detailed information
such as the file size and creation time.
Delete the specified file on the
remote FTP server permanently
delete
remotefile
Optional
Set the file transfer mode to
ASCII
ascii
Optional
ASCII by default.
Set the file transfer mode to
binary
binary
Optional
ASCII by default.
Set the data transmission mode
to passive
passive
Optional
Passive by default.
Display the local working
directory of the FTP client
lcd
Optional
Upload a file to the FTP server
put
localfile
[
remotefile
]
Optional
Download a file from the FTP
server
get
remotefile
[
localfile
]
Optional
Using another username to log in to an FTP server
After the switch serving as the FTP client has established a connection with the FTP server, you can use
another username to log in to the FTP server. For more information about establishing an FTP connection,
see "
Establishing an FTP connection
This feature allows you to switch to different user levels without affecting the current FTP connection; if you
input an incorrect username or password, the current connection will be terminated, and you must log in
again to access the FTP server.
Follow the step below to use another username to log in to the FTP server: