How do I use FTP commands?
After connecting to the Yahoo! Canada GeoCities FTP server and logging in, you can now manage the files in your Homestead using standard FTP commands. Here are the basic commands you'll need:
| bin |
|
changes the transfer mode to binary (used for transferring graphics, ZIP files, etc.) |
| chdir |
<directory name> |
changes our directory |
| dir |
|
lists all of the files in your directory |
| get |
<filename> |
transfers files from the remote FTP host to your local hard drive |
| mget |
<filename> |
transfers multiple files (using wild cards) from the remote FTP host to your local hard drive |
| mkdir |
<directory name> |
creates a directory |
| mput |
<filename> |
transfers multiple files (using wild cards) from your local hard drive to the remote FTP host |
| put |
<filename> |
transfers files from your local hard drive to the remote FTP host |
| prompt |
|
toggles confirmation prompts when using mput and mget commands |
| pwd |
|
displays the current directory on the Yahoo! GeoCities server |
| quit |
|
exits the FTP client |
| rmdir |
<directory name> |
removes a directory |
| ? |
|
lists various commands |
| ? |
<command> |
lists simple help for that <command> |