hold command to invoke a shell and run mkdir on the local system, creating a directory named memos. He uses an exclamation point ( !) followed by a mkdir memos. Giving an ftp mkdir command would create a new directory on the server, but Alex wants a new directory on his local system. Turning off passive mode.Īt this point, Alex realizes he has not created the new directory to hold the files he wants to download. No control connection for command: Bad file descriptor After logging in, he uses the ftp cd command to change directories to memos on the server. Instead of exiting from ftp and giving another ftp command from the shell, he gives ftp an open bravo command to reconnect to the server. He gives an ls command to make sure he will copy the right files, but ftp has timed out. Now Alex decides he wants to copy all the files in the memo directory on bravo to a new directory on his local system. The server confirms that this file was copied successfully and reports on the size of the file and how long it took to copy. Binary mode ensures that he will get a good copy of the file regardless of whether it is binary or ASCII. 1102 from the server to the local system.
Next Alex uses the ftp get command to copy memo. Then he cds to the memos directory and displays the files there.Ģ27 Entering Passive Mode (192,168,0,6,79,105)Ģ27 Entering Passive Mode (192,168,0,6,114,210) KERBEROS_V4 rejected as an authentication typeĪfter logging in, Alex uses the ftp ls command to see what is in his remote working directory, which is his home directory on bravo. With ftp in binary mode, Alex can transfer ASCII and binary files (page 608). Alex responds to the Password: prompt with his normal system password, and the vsftpd server greets him and informs him that it is Using binary mode to transfer files. Because his username on bravo is watson, however, he types watson in response to the Name (bravo:alex): prompt. To log in as alex, he could just press RETURN. Because he is logged in on his local system as alex, ftp suggests that Alex log in on bravo as alex. When Alex gives the command ftp bravo, the local ftp client connects to the server, which asks for a username and password. Tutorial Sessionįollowing are two ftp sessions wherein Alex transfers files from and to a vsftpd server named bravo. The preceding instructions, except for status, also work from sftp and ncftp. The command get file copies file from the server to the local system, put file copies file from the local system to the server, status displays information about the FTP connection, and help displays a list of commands. Use the ls and cd ftp commands on the server as you would use the corresponding utilities from a shell. If it is a public system, log in as the user anonymous (or ftp) and give your email address as your password. If you have an account on the server, log in with your username and password.
Where hostname is the name of the FTP server you want to connect to. This JumpStart section is broken into two parts: a description of the basic commands and a tutorial session that shows a user working with ftp. Sftp -b batchfile the ftp or openssh- clients (contains sftp) package if needed. You can check for their presence by giving either of these utilities' names as commands: The ftp and sftp utilities are installed on most Red Hat systems. The ncftp utility ( ncftp package) is a textual client that offers many more features than ftp, including filename completion and command line editing. See the gftp man page for more information. This client has many useful features, including the ability to resume an interrupted file transfer. The gftp utility ( gftp package) is a graphical client that works with FTP, SSH, and HTTP servers. Part of the OpenSSH suite, sftp is a secure alternative to ftp. This section discusses ftp because most other FTP clients provide a superset of ftp commands. Red Hat supplies several FTP clients including ftp (an older version of the BSD ftp utility).