FTP via Command Prompt (Windows)

FTP via Command Prompt (Windows)

To FTP a particular server we have to perform following 2 operations:

1. Connect to server.
2. Download/Upload files.

To connect to server please following steps:

1. Create a local directory (to upload and download files)
2. Go to Command Prompt. Run > CMD > Enter
3. Go to local directory using CD.. or CD\



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4. Run following command:
1. ftp server_address and hit ENTER
5. it will ask for username . enter username and hit ENTER
6. now it will ask for password. Enter password and hit ENTER

now you are connected to server.

Use LS command to list all the files and directories on the server. Again to go to selected directory use CD command for example CD My_Dir.

To download file:

Use GET command to download file.

Similarly use PUT command to upload file to the desired location.

Same way we can upload multiple files and perform other FTP operations. Following are few commands for FTP:

Command	Information
!	This command toggles back and forth between the operating system and ftp. Once back in the operating system, typing exit takes you back to the FTP command line.
?	Access the Help screen.
append	Append text to a local file.
ascii	Switch to ASCII transfer mode
bell	Turns bell mode on or off.
binary	Switches to binary transfer mode.
bye	Exits from FTP.
cd	Changes directory.
close	Exits from FTP.
delete	Deletes a file.
debug	Sets debugging on or off.
dir	Lists files if connected. dir -C = Will list the files in wide format. dir -1 = Lists the files in bare format in alphabetic order dir -r = Lists directory in reverse alphabetic order. dir -R = Lists all files in current directory and sub directories. dir -S = Lists files in bare format in alphabetic order.
disconnect	Exits from FTP.
get	Get file from the computer connected to.
glob	Sets globbing on or off. When turned off the file name in the put and get  commands is taken literally and wildcards will not be looked at.
hash	Sets hash mark printing on or off.  When turned on for each 1024 bytes of data received a hash-mark (#) is displayed.
help	Access the Help screen and displays information about command  if command typed after help.
lcd	Displays local directory if typed alone or if path typed after lcd will change local directory.
literal	Sends a literal command to the connected computer with an expected one line response.
ls	Lists files of the remotely connected computer.
mdelete	Multiple delete.
mdir	Lists contents of multiple remote directories.
mget	Get multiple files.
mkdir	Make directory.
mls	Lists contents of multiple remote directories.
mput	Sent multiple files
open	Opens address.
prompt	Enables or disables the prompt.
put	Send one file
pwd	Print working directory
quit	Exits from FTP.
quote	Same as the literal command.
recv	Receive file.
remotehelp	Get help from remote server.
rename	Renames a file.
rmdir	Removes a directory on the remote computer.
send	Send single file.
status	Shows status of currently enabled and disabled options
trace	Toggles packet tracing.
Type	Set file transfer type.
user	Send new user information.
verbose	Sets verbose on or off.