The ftp command is the user interface to the Internet standard File Transfer Protocol. ftp transfers files to and from a remote network site. When no host is specified or when an ftp connection is successful, ftp enters the command interpreter.

• ascii sets the file transfer mode to ASCII.
• binary or bin sets the file transfer mode to binary.
• bye terminates the ftp session and exits ftp.
• cd changes the directories on the remote machine. lcd changes directories on the local machine.
• delete deletes remote files on the remote machine. mdelete deletes multiple files on the remote host (can use with wildcards).
• get gets a file from the remote machine and places it on the local machine. mget gets multiple files from the remote host (can be used with wildcards).
• help or ? prints a listing of all available commands.
• ls [-lart] prints a listing of the remote directoryÆs contents.
• mkdir <directory_name> creates a directory on the remote machine.
• open <hostname> opens a ftp connection with the specified host.
• prompt toggles interactive prompting. Useful for commands such as mget and mput. Exercise extreme caution when using with mdelete.
• put puts files on the remote machine. mput puts multiple files on the remote machine (can use with wildcards).
• pwd shows the current working directory on the remote host.
• rename <old_name> <new_name> renames the specified file.
• rmdir <hostname> removes the specified directory from the remote machine.
• ! escapes to the shell.