ftp

ftp command examples

Both ftp and secure ftp (sftp) has similar commands. To connect to a remote server and download multiple files, do the following.

$ ftp IP/hostname

ftp> mget *.html

To view the file names located on the remote server before downloading, mls ftp command as shown below.

ftp> mls *.html -

/ftptest/features.html

/ftptest/index.html

/ftptest/othertools.html

/ftptest/samplereport.html

/ftptest/usage.html

 

More ftp examples: FTP and SFTP Beginners Guide with 10 Examples