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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:

To do…

Use the command…

Remarks

Display detailed information
about a directory or file on the

remote FTP server

dir [ remotefile [ localfile ] ]

Optional
The ls command displays the name of a
directory or file only, while the dir

command displays detailed information

such as the file size and creation time.

Query a directory or file on the

remote FTP server

ls [ remotefile [ localfile ] ]

Optional
The ls command displays the name of a
directory or file only, while the dir

command displays detailed information

such as the file size and creation time.

Delete the specified file on the
remote FTP server permanently

delete remotefile

Optional

Set the file transfer mode to
ASCII

ascii

Optional
ASCII by default.

Set the file transfer mode to
binary

binary

Optional
ASCII by default.

Set the data transmission mode
to passive

passive

Optional
Passive by default.

Display the local working
directory of the FTP client

lcd

Optional

Upload a file to the FTP server

put localfile [ remotefile ]

Optional

Download a file from the FTP
server

get remotefile [ localfile ]

Optional

Using Another Username to Log In to an FTP Server

After the device serving as the FTP client has established a connection with the FTP server (For how to

establish an FTP connection, refer to

Establishing an FTP Connection

.), you can use another username to

log in to the FTP server.
This feature allows you to switch to different user levels without affecting the current FTP connection
(namely, the FTP control connection, data connection and connection status are not changed); if you

input an incorrect username or password, the current connection will be terminated, and you must return
to user view and log in with the ftp command again.
Follow the step below to use another username to log in to the FTP server:

To do…

Use the command…

Remarks

Use another username to re-log in after
successfully logging in to the FTP server

user username [ password ]

Optional