Command line Utilities-FTP (File Transfer Protocol)

 

File transfer protocol is used to transfer files from local to remote machine. It establishes session with remote computer by using port 21.

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Open command access the remote computer username and password is required for file transfer and receiving.

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After establishing the connection with remote computer username and password is required for authentication. Figure-3 shows that ftp accept the username and password for the domain.

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Dir command list down all the directories in the domain Xingo.com.

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“Mkdir” command create directory on remote computer as shown in figure-5.

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Figure show the process of copying “a.jpg” on remote computer by using mput <filename> command.

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Mget <filename> copies file from remote computer to local computer.

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Bell command turn on the beep which produce tone when any process is completed. . Debug is by default off to turn it on use debug command.

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To terminate the ftp session on command prompt use bye command.