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You are on the nsftools.com site This page originally appeared at http://www.dreamhaven.org/ftp-raw.html, but the last time I looked it wasn't there any more, so I posted a local copy for you here. If you were really looking for a list of commands for the Microsoft Windows command-line FTP client, pleaselook here instead.
List of raw FTP commands
(Warning: this is a technical document, not necessary for most FTPuse.) Note that commands marked with a * are not implemented in a number ofFTP servers.
Common commands
- ABOR - abort a file transfer
- CWD - changeworking directory
- DELE - delete a remote file
- LIST - list remote files
- MDTM - return the modification time of a file
- MKD - make a remotedirectory
- NLST - namelist of remote directory
- PASS - send password
- PASV - enter passive mode
- PORT - open a dataport
- PWD - printworking directory
- QUIT - terminate the connection
- RETR - retrieve a remote file
- RMD - remove a remotedirectory
- RNFR - renamefrom
- RNTO - renameto
- SITE - site-specific commands
- SIZE - return the size of a file
- STOR - store a file on the remote host
- TYPE - set transfertype
- USER - send username
Less common commands
- ACCT* - send account information
- APPE - append to a remote file
- CDUP - CWD to the parent of the current directory
- HELP - return help on using the server
- MODE - set transfermode
- NOOP - do nothing
- REIN* - reinitialize the connection
- STAT - return serverstatus
- STOU - store a fileuniquely
- STRU - set file transferstructure
- SYST - return system type
ABOR
Syntax: ABOR Aborts a file transfer currently in progress.
ACCT*
Syntax: ACCT account-info This command is used to send account information on systems that requireit. Typically sent after aPASS command.
ALLO
Syntax: ALLO size [R max-record-size] Allocates sufficient storage space to receive a file. If the maximumsize of a record also needs to be known, that is sent as a secondnumeric parameter following a space, the capital letter "R", and anotherspace.
APPE
Syntax: APPE remote-filename Append data to the end of a file on the remote host. If the file doesnot already exist, it is created. This command must be preceded by aPORT orPASV command so that theserver knows where to receive data from.
CDUP
Syntax: CDUP Makes the parent of the current directory be the current directory.
CWD
Syntax: CWD remote-directory Makes the given directory be the current directory on the remote host.
DELE
Syntax: DELE remote-filename Deletes the given file on the remote host.
HELP
Syntax: HELP [command] If a command is given, returns help on that command; otherwise,returns general help for the FTP server (usually a list of supportedcommands).
LIST
Syntax: LIST [remote-filespec] If remote-filespec refers to a file, sends information about thatfile. Ifremote-filespec refers to a directory, sends informationabout each file in that directory.remote-filespec defaults to thecurrent directory. This command must be preceded by aPORT orPASV command.
MDTM
Syntax: MDTM remote-filename Returns the last-modified time of the given file on the remote host inthe format "YYYYMMDDhhmmss":YYYY is thefour-digit year, MM is the month from 01 to 12,DD is the day of the month from 01 to 31,hh isthe hour from 00 to 23, mm is the minute from 00 to 59, andss is the second from 00 to 59.
MKD
Syntax: MKD remote-directory Creates the named directory on the remote host.
MODE
Syntax: MODE mode-character Sets the transfer mode to one of:
- S - Stream
- B - Block
- C - Compressed
The default mode is Stream.
NLST
Syntax: NLST [remote-directory] Returns a list of filenames in the given directory (defaulting to thecurrent directory), with no other information. Must be preceded by aPORT orPASV command.
NOOP
Syntax: NOOP Does nothing except return a response.
PASS
Syntax: PASS password After sending the USER command, send this command tocomplete the login process. (Note, however, that anACCTcommand may have to be used on some systems.)
PASV
Syntax: PASV Tells the server to enter "passive mode". In passive mode, the server willwait for the client to establish a connection with it rather thanattempting to connect to a client-specified port. The server will respondwith the address of the port it is listeningon, with a message like:
227 Entering Passive Mode(a1,a2,a3,a4,p1,p2)
where a1.a2.a3.a4 is the IP address andp1*256+p2 is the port number.
PORT
Syntax: PORTa1,a2,a3,a4,p1,p2 Specifies the host and port to which the server should connect for the nextfile transfer. This is interpreted as IP addressa1.a2.a3.a4, portp1*256+p2.
PWD
Syntax: PWD Returns the name of the current directory on the remote host.
QUIT
Syntax: QUIT Terminates the command connection.
REIN*
Syntax: REIN Reinitializes the command connection - cancels the currentuser/password/account information. Should be followed by aUSER command for another login.
REST
Syntax: REST position Sets the point at which a file transfer should start; useful for resuminginterrupted transfers. For nonstructured files, this is simply a decimalnumber. This command must immediately precede a data transfer command(RETRor STOR only); i.e. it mustcome after anyPORT or PASV command.
RETR
Syntax: RETR remote-filename Begins transmission of a file from the remote host. Must be preceded byeither aPORT command or a PASVcommand to indicate where the server should send data.
RMD
Syntax: RMD remote-directory Deletes the named directory on the remote host.
RNFR
Syntax: RNFR from-filename Used when renaming a file. Use this command to specify the file to berenamed; follow it with anRNTO command to specify thenew name for the file.
RNTO
Syntax: RNTO to-filename Used when renaming a file. After sending an RNFRcommand to specify the file to rename, send this command to specify thenew name for the file.
SITE*
Syntax: SITE site-specific-command Executes a site-specific command.
SIZE
Syntax: SIZE remote-filename Returns the size of the remote file as a decimal number.
STAT
Syntax: STAT [remote-filespec] If invoked without parameters, returns general status information aboutthe FTP server process. If a parameter is given, acts like theLIST command, except that data is sent over thecontrol connection(no PORT or PASVcommand is required).
STOR
Syntax: STOR remote-filename Begins transmission of a file to the remote site. Must be preceded byeither a PORT command or a PASVcommand so the server knows where to accept data from.
STOU
Syntax: STOU Begins transmission of a file to the remote site; the remote filenamewill be unique in the current directory. The response from the serverwill include the filename.
STRU
Syntax: STRU structure-character Sets the file structure for transfer to one of:
- F - File (no structure)
- R - Record structure
- P - Page structure
The default structure is File.
SYST
Syntax: SYST Returns a word identifying the system, the word "Type:", and the defaulttransfer type (as would be set by theTYPE command).For example:UNIX Type: L8
TYPE
Syntax: TYPEtype-character [second-type-character] Sets the type of file to be transferred. type-character can be anyof:
- A - ASCII text
- E - EBCDIC text
- I - image (binary data)
- L - local format
For A and E, the second-type-character specifies how the textshould be interpreted. It can be:
- N - Non-print (not destined for printing). This is the default ifsecond-type-character is omitted.
- T - Telnet format control (,, etc.)
- C - ASA Carriage Control
For L, the second-type-character specifies the number of bits perbyte on the local system, and may not be omitted.
USER
Syntax: USER username Send this command to begin the login process. username should be avalid username on the system, or "anonymous" to initiate an anonymouslogin.
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