FTP/SFTP Command Line Connections
Open a connection with FTP
$ ftp
Or with SFTP, most of the operations below match, minus the passive modes since it uses SSH.
$ sftp -P [port] [user]@[sftp-host]
For FTP (not SFTP) enter passive mode so that it won't try and use the same port for access and for commands
- FTP is old and it required two points, one to connect with the accessor and one to send data
- Generally this is not setup so the passive mode makes the connection with each request
ftp> passive
Connect to an FTP server
ftp> open www.acme.com
Connected to acme.com.
220 (vsFTPd 3.0.3)
Name (www.acme.com:ubuntu): UserNameHere
331 Please specify the password.
Password:
230 Login successful.
Remote system type is UNIX.
Using binary mode to transfer files.
Find out what commands are available
ftp> help
Commands may be abbreviated. Commands are:
! dir mdelete qc site
$ disconnect mdir sendport size
account exit mget put status
append form mkdir pwd struct
ascii get mls quit system
bell glob mode quote sunique
binary hash modtime recv tenex
bye help mput reget tick
case idle newer rstatus trace
cd image nmap rhelp type
cdup ipany nlist rename user
chmod ipv4 ntrans reset umask
close ipv6 open restart verbose
cr lcd prompt rmdir ?
delete ls passive runique
debug macdef proxy send
ftp> ls
227 Entering Passive Mode (52,22,81,201,47,31).
150 Here comes the directory listing.
drwxrwx--x 2 ftp ftp 4096 Jul 02 15:59 STS use only - completed
drwxrwx--x 2 ftp ftp 4096 Jul 08 16:30 download
drwxrwx--x 2 ftp ftp 4096 Jul 08 16:36 upload
226 Directory send OK.
ftp> exit
221 Goodbye.
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