Re: Using FTP from the command line


On 31-03-2008 14.37, Dotan Cohen wrote:

I am getting more comfortable on the command line and I use FTP there
often. However, I have one issue with it: How can one browse the local
filesystem while in FTP mode? All I could find is lcd, for 'local cd'.
But how can I 'ls' and 'pwd' on the _local_ box while I am in FTP
mode? Note that I cannot use a graphical FTP client for this project,
as the machine has no X. Thanks.

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Hi Dotan,

I'd recommend the package ncftp which has the commands lls (list local files)
and lpwd (local working directory).

I use gftp-text for command line ftp. It is derived from the GUI ftp
program gftp. With gftp-text you have the commands lpwd, lcd and so on also.

apt-get install gftp-text will get you started.

You see there are a lot of alternative ftp command line programms for
Linux/Unix. The old and "normal" ftp program on every Linux/Unix box is
rather old and odd. I think it exists since 1972 or so ;-).

Michael

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