Monday 11 March 2013

FTP(part 4) - HELP subcommands


FTP HELP subcommands:

?
Provides an introduction to using FTP.

Just typing ? And hitting enter provides us the list of all subcommands.

Example:
ftp> ?
Commands may be abbreviated.  Commands are:

!               delete          mdir            put             site
$               debug           mget            pwd             status
account         dir             mkdir           quit            struct
append          disconnect      mls             quote           sunique
ascii           form            mode            recv            tcpwindow
bell            get             mput            reget           tenex
binary          glob            nmap            remotehelp      trace
bye             hash            ntrans          rename          type
case            help            open            reset           user
cd              lcd             passive         restart         verbose
cdup            ls              prompt          rmdir           ?
close           macdef          proxy           runique
cr              mdelete         sendport        send
HELP
Displays HELP information for FTP.

Just typing HELP and hitting enter provides us with the same information as shown above.

To get help for a particular subcommand we type help and then the name of the subcommand and hit enter.

Example:

ftp> help get
get             receive file



NOte : All the information about FTP and the syntax diagrams are taken from the site http://publib.boulder.ibm.com.
Things are put here in simplified words and Many commands that are not used normally are omitted.
Refer the website http://publib.boulder.ibm.com. in case you need more details.

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