ftp

Use ftp to connect to a remote machine, then upload or download files. See also: ncftp

Example 1: We'll connect to the machine fubar.net, then change director to mystuff, then download the file homework11:

   % ftp solitude
    Connected to fubar.net.
    220 fubar.net FTP server (Version wu-2.4(11) Mon Apr 18 17:26:33 MDT 1994) ready.
  Name (solitude:carlson): jeremy
    331 Password required for jeremy.
  Password:
    230 User jeremy logged in.
  ftp> cd mystuff
    250 CWD command successful.
  ftp> get homework11
  ftp> quit 

Example 2: We'll connect to the machine fubar.net, then change director to mystuff, then upload the file collected-letters:

   % ftp solitude
    Connected to fubar.net.
    220 fubar.net FTP server (Version wu-2.4(11) Mon Apr 18 17:26:33 MDT 1994) ready.
  Name (solitude:carlson): jeremy
    331 Password required for jeremy.
  Password:
    230 User jeremy logged in.
  ftp> cd mystuff
    250 CWD command successful.
  ftp> put collected-letters
  ftp> quit 

The ftp program sends files in ascii (text) format unless you specify binary mode:

   ftp> binary
  ftp> put foo
  ftp> ascii
  ftp> get bar 

The file foo was transferred in binary mode, the file bar was transferred in ascii mode.