Often, FTP is used to retrieve a file from a public server. You can obtain this file from the server by using the get
file
command, where
file
is the name or path of the file you want to retrieve. To view all the files in the directory you have connected to, you can use the ls
command. You can also use pwd
to determine which directory you are currently in, and then cd
to change your directory.
To send a file to the server, type put
file
, where file is the name or path of the file you wish to send. To view all the files in your local directory (not the remote FTP server), type lcd
. You can also type lcd directory
to change to a new directory on your local machine.