3Com S7906E Command Reference Manual page 2078

ascii
Syntax
ascii
View
FTP client view
Default Level
3: Manage level
Parameters
None
Description
Use the ascii command to set the file transfer mode to ASCII.
FTP provides two file transfer modes: ASCII and binary. To transfer text files, use the ASCII mode; to
transfer program files, use the binary mode.
By default, the file transfer mode is ASCII.
Examples
# Set the file transfer mode to ASCII.
[ftp] ascii
200 Type set to A.
binary
Syntax
binary
View
FTP client view
Default Level
3: Manage level
Parameters
None
Description
Use the binary command to set the file transfer mode to binary (also called flow mode).
FTP provides two file transfer modes: ASCII and binary. To transfer text files, use the ASCII mode; to
transfer program files, use the binary mode.
By default, the transfer mode is ASCII mode.
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