Virtual Private Server User Guide

FTP Services

ls: Lists the files in the current directory of the remote system.

pwd: Displays the current directory on the remote system.

cd: Changes the current directory on the remote system.

lcd: Changes the current directory on the local machine that you are connecting 

from.

get: Retrieves a file from the current directory of the remote system, and places it 

in the current directory of the local machine that you are connecting from.

send: Sends a file from the current directory of the local machine that you are 

FTP'ing from and places it in the current directory of the remote system.

ascii or as: sets the FTP transfer mode to ASCII. Any text based file should be 

transferred in ASCII mode. Transferring text files in binary mode can cause them 

to become corrupted.

binary or bi: sets the FTP transfer mode to binary. Any file that is not a text file 

should be transferred in binary mode. Transferring binary files in ASCII mode can 

cause them to become corrupted.

quit or bye: closes the connection with the remote system and exits the FTP 

program.

For additional information on the provided FTP client program, type man ftp from 

the command prompt.

Technical Training Department

August 2004

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