Managing an ftam Session

This section discusses how to use ftam commands to control various aspects of your ftam session. Table 2-1 “Commands for Controlling Your ftam Session” explains the session-control commands you can use at the ftam> prompt :

Table 2-1 Commands for Controlling Your ftam Session

Command	Function
`bell`	When bell is on, a bell (or beep) sounds after each file transfer. Enter bell at the ftam prompt to toggle the bell setting.
`bye` or `quit`	Terminates your ftam session.
`close` or `release`	Terminates the connection to the current remote host.
`connect` [hostname] or`open` [hostname]	Establishes a connection to a remote host. If you do not specify a host, ftam prompts for one. Example: `ftam> connect denver`
`help` [command] or`?` [command]	Requests help for using ftam. If you specify a command, the help you receive is specific to that command. Example: `ftam> help open`
`status`	Requests a summary of the current status of ftam, including the current host, the local and remote (if known) working directories, bell mode, overwrite mode, verbose mode, and filestore.
`set` options	Set FTAM parameters. Valid options are:`f` specifies the remote filestore type (`f ux` or `f othe`r).`o` controls overwrite mode.`v` controls verbose mode.`y` satisfy file protection on destination file.`z` satisfy file protection on source file. Specifying `f ux` means that HP-UX (UNIX) conventions in path names (such as "." and "..") are valid on the remote file system. The default is "ux". The `y` and `z` options require an action/ concurrency string as a parameter. See chapter 5 for details.
`unset` options	Unset file (y and z) options. See set command (above).
`user` user [password] [account]	Reconnect to the current remote host as user. If you omit the password (and it is not available in your .ftamrc file), ftam will prompt you for it.

Example:

You can display the status of your local ftam settings by entering status at the ftam prompt. The display will show you the activated commands as well as the remote host.

This example shows a simple ftam session during which Sue modifies some local settings using the bell and prompt commands before transferring files.

$ ftam denver
Username (denver:sue): sue
Password (denver:sue):
Connected to denver as user sue.
ftam> status
Connected to denver as user sue.
Verbose mode on.
Bell mode off.
Filestore is ux.
Overwrite mode on.
Current working directory is /users/sue
Name of default working directory on denver is unavailable
ftam> set f other
Filestore is other.
ftam>

Sue establishes a connection to denver

She checks her local settings with the status command. The response shows Sue that she is connected to denver, and the status of various FTAM parameters. She then uses the set command to tell FTAM that the remote host has a file system unlike that of HP-UX.

Making ftam More Informative

You can obtain more detailed error information from ftam by using a command-line option when you start ftam. The option is described in Table 2-2 “Command Line Option to Make ftam Responses More Informative”:

Table 2-2 Command Line Option to Make ftam Responses More Informative

Option	Description
-v	Causes ftam to start up in verbose mode (see the -v option under `set` in Table 2-1 “Commands for Controlling Your ftam Session”). By default, verbose mode is off when you do not specify this option. Example: `$ ftam -v chicago`

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