Internet Services includes a TFTP client implementation, /usr/bin/tftp.
You can use this client to verify that your TFTP server is working correctly.
For example, to retrieve the file bootf from the TFTP server duncan, enter
the following:
At the tftp prompt, enter:
Table 6-3 “tftp File Transfer Options” describes the most common tftp commands you can use when transferring files. For information on the other tftp options, type man 1 tftp.
Table 6-3 tftp File Transfer Options
ascii
| Sets the TFTP file transfer type to ASCII. This is the default
type.
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binary
| Sets the TFTP file transfer type to binary.
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get remote_file [local_file]
| Copy remote_file to local_file. If local_file
is unspecified, tftpd uses the specified remote_file
name as the local_file name. If local_file is
specified as "-", the remote file is copied to standard output.
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put local_file [remote_file]
| Copy local_file to remote_file. If remote_file is unspecified, tftpd assigns the local_file name to the remote_file name.
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verbose
| When verbose is on, tftpd displays responses from the
server host. When verbose is on and a file transfer
completes, tftpd reports information about the efficiency
of the transfer. Enter the verbose command at the tftpd> prompt to turn the verbose setting on or off.
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