Working With Files On The Ftp Server - HP 10500 Series Configuration Manual

Task
Display directory and file information on the FTP
server.
Change the working directory on the FTP server.
Return to the upper level directory on the FTP
server.
Display the working directory that is being
accessed.
Create a directory on the FTP server.
Delete a directory from the remote FTP server.

Working with files on the FTP server

After you log in to the server, you can upload a file to or download a file from the authorized directory
by following these steps:
1. Use the dir or ls command to display the directory and location of the file on the FTP server.
2. Delete unused files to get more free storage space.
3. Set the file transfer mode to ASCII for text files or to binary for non-text files.
4. Use the lcd command to change the local working directory of the FTP client. You can upload the
file or save the downloaded file in this directory.
5. Upload or download the file.
To work with files on an FTP server, execute the following commands in FTP client view:
Task
Display directory or file
information on the FTP server.
Delete the specified file on the
FTP server permanently.
Set the file transfer mode.
Set the FTP operation mode to
passive.
Display or change the local
working directory of the FTP
client.
Command
•
Display the detailed information of a directory or file
on the FTP server:
dir [ remotefile [ localfile ] ]
•
Display the name of a directory or file on the FTP
server:
ls [ remotefile [ localfile ] ]
cd { directory | .. | / }
cdup
pwd
mkdir directory
rmdir directory
Command
•
Display the detailed information of a
directory or file on the FTP server:
dir [ remotefile [ localfile ] ]
•
Display the name of a directory or
file on the FTP server:
ls [ remotefile [ localfile ] ]
delete remotefile
•
Set the file transfer mode to ASCII:
ascii
•
Set the file transfer mode to binary:
binary
passive
lcd [ directory | / ]
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Remarks
N/A
N/A
The default file transfer mode is
binary.
The default mode is passive.
N/A