How to use FTP

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[1]	Install FTP Client.

[root@dlp ~]#

yum -y install lftp

[2]	The connection with root account is prohibited by default, so access with an common user to FTP Server.

# lftp [option] [hostname]

[redhat@dlp ~]$

lftp -u cent www.srv.world 

Password:

# password of the user

lftp cent@www.srv.world:~>

# show current directory on FTP server

lftp cent@www.srv.world:~>

pwd

ftp://cent@www.srv.world

# show current directory on local server

lftp cent@www.srv.world:~>

!pwd

/home/redhat

# show files in current directory on FTP server

lftp cent@www.srv.world:~>

ls

drwxr-xr-x    2 1000     1000           23 Jul 19 01:33 public_html
-rw-r--r--    1 1000     1000          399 Jul 20 16:32 test.py

# show files in current directory on local server

lftp cent@www.srv.world:~>

!ls -l

total 12
-rw-rw-r-- 1 redhat redhat 10 Jul 20 14:30 redhat.txt
-rw-rw-r-- 1 redhat redhat 10 Jul 20 14:59 test2.txt
-rw-rw-r-- 1 redhat redhat 10 Jul 20 14:59 test.txt

# change directory

lftp cent@www.srv.world:~>

cd public_html

lftp cent@www.srv.world:~/public_html>

pwd

ftp://cent@www.srv.world/%2Fhome/cent/public_html

# upload a file to FTP server

# "-a" means ascii mode ( default is binary mode )

lftp cent@www.srv.world:~>

put -a redhat.txt

22 bytes transferred
Total 2 files transferred
lftp cent@www.srv.world:~>

ls

drwxr-xr-x    2 1000     1000           23 Jul 19 01:33 public_html
-rw-r--r--    1 1000     1000           10 Jul 20 17:01 redhat.txt
-rw-r--r--    1 1000     1000          399 Jul 20 16:32 test.py
-rw-r--r--    1 1000     1000           10 Jul 20 17:01 test.txt

# upload some files to FTP server

lftp cent@www.srv.world:~>

mput -a test.txt test2.txt

22 bytes transferred
Total 2 files transferred
lftp cent@www.srv.world:~>

ls

drwxr-xr-x    2 1000     1000           23 Jul 19 01:33 public_html
-rw-r--r--    1 1000     1000          399 Jul 20 16:32 test.py
-rw-r--r--    1 1000     1000           10 Jul 20 17:06 test.txt
-rw-r--r--    1 1000     1000           10 Jul 20 17:06 test2.txt

# download a file from FTP server

# "-a" means ascii mode ( default is binary mode )

lftp cent@www.srv.world:~>

get -a test.py

416 bytes transferred

# download some files from FTP server

lftp cent@www.srv.world:~>

mget -a test.txt test2.txt

20 bytes transferred
Total 2 files transferred

# create a directory in current directory on FTP Server

lftp cent@www.srv.world:~>

mkdir testdir

mkdir ok, `testdir' created
lftp cent@www.srv.world:~>

ls

drwxr-xr-x    2 1000     1000           23 Jul 19 01:33 public_html
-rw-r--r--    1 1000     1000          399 Jul 20 16:32 test.py
-rw-r--r--    1 1000     1000           10 Jul 20 17:06 test.txt
-rw-r--r--    1 1000     1000           10 Jul 20 17:06 test2.txt
drwxr-xr-x    2 1000     1000            6 Jul 20 17:16 testdir
226 Directory send OK.

# delete a direcroty in current directory on FTP Server

lftp cent@www.srv.world:~>

rmdir testdir

rmdir ok, `testdir' removed
lftp cent@www.srv.world:~>

ls

drwxr-xr-x    2 1000     1000           23 Jul 19 01:33 public_html
-rw-r--r--    1 1000     1000          399 Jul 20 16:32 test.py
-rw-r--r--    1 1000     1000           10 Jul 20 17:06 test.txt
-rw-r--r--    1 1000     1000           10 Jul 20 17:06 test2.txt

# delete a file in current directory on FTP Server

lftp cent@www.srv.world:~>

rm test2.txt

rm ok, `test2.txt' removed
lftp cent@www.srv.world:~>

ls

drwxr-xr-x    2 1000     1000           23 Jul 19 01:33 public_html
-rw-r--r--    1 1000     1000          399 Jul 20 16:32 test.py
-rw-r--r--    1 1000     1000           10 Jul 20 17:06 test.txt

# delete some files in current directory on FTP Server

lftp cent@www.srv.world:~>

mrm redhat.txt test.txt

rm ok, 2 files removed
lftp cent@www.srv.world:~>

ls

drwxr-xr-x    2 1000     1000           23 Jul 19 01:33 public_html

# execute commands with "![command]"

lftp cent@www.srv.world:~>

!cat /etc/passwd

root:x:0:0:root:/root:/bin/bash
bin:x:1:1:bin:/bin:/sbin/nologin
...
...
redhat:x:1001:1001::/home/redhat:/bin/bash

# exit

lftp cent@www.srv.world:~>

quit

221 Goodbye.