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The ftp (File Transfer Protocol) program allows you to do the
following tasks:
Copy files over a network connection between
your local system and remote systems.
Manage files on remote systems for which you have a valid login account.
ftp is a command line program that can run in an HP VUE terminal
window.
Some systems are set up to allow anonymous access to "public"
files. This capability is referred to as anonymous ftp.
| | | |  | NOTE:
The ftp server on a 10.0 host may deny access to a user if the
server's /etc/passwd file is from a
9.X or earlier system. You may need to update /etc/passwd
to reflect the new paths in the V.4 File System. For example,
bin/sh should be updated to /usr/bin/sh.
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Preparing to Use ftp | |
If your system has an /etc/hosts file, the system
administrator should ensure that it contains entries for each remote
systems with which you will communicate.
Each entry contains the following information:
internet_address official_name alias
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For example:
15.15.232.18 hpabc.fc.hp.com hpabc
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Have the system administrator for the remote systems arrange to give
you a password and an account, or a login to someone else's account,
so that you can log in on the remote systems. (If the remote system
allows anonymous ftp, you do not need an account on that system.)
Starting ftp | |
To invoke ftp and connect to a remote system in one step, type
the following in a terminal window:
ftp remote_hostname Enter
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ftp confirms the connection with the remote system and prompts
you for a remote login name:
To log in with the same remote login name as your local
login name, just press Enter.
Otherwise, type your login name for that system and press Enter.
To access an anonymous ftp account, use the login name "anonymous" or
"ftp".
ftp prompts you for a password:
Password (remote_hostname):
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Type the password associated with your remote login name and press
Enter. For security reasons, the password will not appear on the
screen.
To access an anonymous ftp account, use any non-null password (by
convention, the password should be the host name of your own
workstation).
ftp confirms this action with a message:
Password required for remote_login_name
User remote_login_name logged in.
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To see a list of available commands, press ? at the ftp> prompt.
To get help on a particular command, press ? and type the command name.
Listing and Creating Directories | |
While connected to a remote computer with ftp, you can view the
contents of directories and move between directories.
If the remote computer has been configured correctly, you can also
create and remove directories.
Transferring Files from a Remote System | |
Use get to transfer files from a remote system to your local
directory.
If you are going to transfer binary files, such as graphics or executable
programs, type bin at the ftp> prompt.
At the ftp> prompt, type:
ftp> get remote_file local_file Enter
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The remote_file can be the name of a file in the remote
working directory, or a relative or
absolute> path from that directory.
If you do not specify local_file, the local destination file
name will be the same as the remote source file name.
ftp copies the remote file to the local file name.
If the remote file is not in the current working directory on the remote system, remote_file is the absolute path name or relative path name for that file. In that case, ftp
copies the file to a file name with the same path on your local system.
If there is no matching path, ftp gives you a message, "No
such file or directory".
If the destination file already exists,
ftp overwrites its contents with the contents of the remote file.
During a successful copy, ftp displays messages confirming the
copy and the length of time required.
Example. This example shows user leslie getting the remote file special
from the remote directory /home/ftp/pub and
placing it on the local system as new_info.
Transferring Files to a Remote System | |
Use put to transfer files from your local system to a remote system.
If you are going to transfer binary files, such as graphics or executable
programs, type bin at the ftp> prompt.
At the ftp> prompt, type:
ftp> put local_file remote_file Enter
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The local_file can be the name of a file in the local
working directory, or a relative or
absolute path from that directory.
If you do not specify remote_file, the remote destination file
name will be the same as the local source file name.
ftp copies the local file to the remote file name.
If the remote file is not in the current working directory on the
remote system, remote_file is the absolute path name or
relative path name for that file.
If the destination file already exists,
ftp overwrites its contents with the contents of the local file.
During a successful copy, ftp displays messages confirming the
copy and the length of time required.
Example. This example shows user leslie putting the local file new_info
onto the remote system as the file special in the remote directory
/home/ftp/pub.
Exiting ftp | |
To close the connection with the remote system and exit ftp,
type:
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