FTP COMMAND LIST WITH TIPS HOW TO USE IT EFFECTIVELY

ftp is an network protocol that handle transfer data between computer  and use client server architecture. Usually many people connect ftp with interface system like filezila, windows exploler interface, etc. But sometime as a network administrator we have to use terminal for it, it means that we have to understand the ftp command line. So in this lesson we will learn about ftp command line. This the list of ftp command

bye	Disconnect from ftp
cd	Change directory in remote host
delete	delete a file in remote host
dir	to list all files in the current remote directory
get	to copy a file from the remote host to the local host
help	to get a list of all FTP commands
lcd	to change directory on your local host
mdel	Delete multiple files from remote host
mget	to copy multiple files from the remote host to the local host;
mkdir	to make a new directory in the remote directory
mput	to copy multiple files from the local host to the remote host;
prompt	Turn off or on interactive mode
put	to copy a file from the local host to the remote host
pwd	to find out the pathname of the current directory on the remote host
rmdir	to to remove directory in the remote host

This is some example how to use ftp command on cmd or terminal. 

1. First if you want to connect ftp via terminal use

# ftp ftphostname.com

ftphostname.com will be your domain name or ip address of your ftp server.

2. To show your current directory on your remote host use

# pwd

3, To list file of current directory in remote host use

# dir

4. To create and remove directory use

# mkdir directory-name

# rmdir directory-name

5. Change directory

# cd direcoty-name

# cd ..

6. Get, send and delete file from ftp

# get file-name.txt

# put file-name.txt

# del file-name.txt

7. Get, send and delete multiple file from ftp

# mget file1.txt file2.txt

# mput file1.txt file2.txt

# mdel file1.txt file2.txt

8. You  can use mget, mput, and mdel for get, send or delete multiple file for spesific extension

# mget *.rar

# mput *.rar

# mdel *.rar

9. When use command mget, mput, mdel you have to confirm each file first before the file being executed. If you want to pass the confirmation, you can use

# prompt off

if you want to turn on use

# prompt on

10. Show current local directory of your local host.

# lcd

11. Change your directory with lcd command

# lcd mydirectory

# lcd ..

12. Interact with your local shell command with “!”. So if you want to list file in current local directory of your local host use:

# !dir

or

# !ls

you can change your current directory of your local host with 

# !cd directory-name

The “!” character is used for run local shell command, So if you need run your local shell in ftp mode, you can use “!” character.