Paradyne FrameSaver
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Procedure
To initiate an FTP session:
1. Start the FTP client program on your host. For example, on a UNIX host,
type ftp, followed by the FrameSaver unit's IP address.
2. If a login and password are required (see
Security and Logins ), you are prompted to enter them. If not, press Enter.
The FTP prompt appears.
The starting directory is the root directory ( / ). Use standard FTP commands
during the FTP session, as well as the following remote FTP commands.
Command Definition
cd directory Change the current directory on the FrameSaver node to the
specified directory .
dir [ directory ] Print a listing of the directory contents in the specified directory .
If no directory is specified, the current one is used.
get file1 [ file2 ] Copy a file from the remote directory of the FrameSaver node
to the local directory on the host (for configuration files only).
remotehelp Print the meaning of the command. If no argument is given, a
[ command ] list of all known commands is printed.
ls [ directory ] Print an abbreviated list of the specified directory's contents.
If no directory is specified, the current one is used.
put file1 [ file2 ] Copy file1 from a local directory on the host to file 2 in the
current directory of the FrameSaver node. If file2 is not
specified, the file will be named file1 on the FrameSaver node.
recv file1 [ file 2 ] Same as a get.
send file1 [ file 2 ] Same as a put.
pwd Print the name of the current directory of the FrameSaver unit
node.
bin Places the FTP session in binary-transfer mode.
Creating a Login
July 2000
FTP Operation
in Chapter 5,
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