ftp

Tools to interact with a server via File Transfer Protocol. More information: https://manned.org/ftp.

  • Connect to an FTP server:

ftp ftp.example.com

  • Connect to an FTP server specifying its IP address and port:

ftp ip_address port

  • Switch to binary transfer mode (graphics, compressed files, etc):

binary

  • Transfer multiple files without prompting for confirmation on every file:

prompt off

  • Download multiple files (glob expression):

mget *.png

  • Upload multiple files (glob expression):

mput *.zip

  • Delete multiple files on the remote server:

mdelete *.txt

  • Rename a file on the remote server:

rename original_filename new_filename