H3C Technologies H3C S7500E Series Switches - Manual (Page 101)

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Operating the Directories on an FTP Server
After the device serving as the FTP client has established a connection with an FTP server (For how to
establish an FTP connection, refer to Establishing an FTP Connection .), you can create or delete
folders under the authorized directory of the FTP server.
Follow these steps to operate the directories on an FTP server:
To do… Use the command… Remarks
Display detailed information about a directory or
file on the remote FTP server
dir [ remotefile [ localfile ] ] Optional
Query a directory or file on the remote FTP server ls [ remotefile [ localfile ] ] Optional
Change the working directory of the remote FTP
server
cd { directory | .. | / } Optional
Exit the current working directory and return to an
upper level directory of the remote FTP server
cdup Optional
Display the working directory that is being
accessed
pwd Optional
Create a directory on the remote FTP server mkdir directory Optional
Remove the specified working directory on the
remote FTP server
rmdir directory Optional
Operating the Files on an FTP Server
After the device serving as the FTP client has established a connection with an FTP server (For how to
establish an FTP connection, refer to Establishing an FTP Connection .), you can upload a file to or
download a file from the FTP server under the authorized directory of the FTP server by following
these steps:
1) Use the dir or ls command to display the directory and the location of the file on the FTP server.
2) Delete useless files for effective use of the storage space.
3) Set the file transfer mode. FTP transmits files in two modes: ASCII and binary. ASCII mode
transfers files as text. Binary mode transfers files as raw data.
4) Use the lcd command to display the local working directory of the FTP client. You can upload the
file under this directory, or save the downloaded file under this directory.
5) Upload or download the file.
Follow these steps to operate the files on an FTP server: