If the character's position in inchars is longer than the length of outchars , the character is deleted from the file name. An optional port number may be supplied, in which case, ftp will attempt to contact an FTP server at that port. Interactive prompting occurs during multiple file transfers to allow the user to selec- tively retrieve or store files. Third party file transfers de- pend upon support of the ftp protocol PASV command by the server on the secondary control connection. Store a local file on the remote machine.
File transfer uses the current settings for type , format , mode , and structure .
The arguments specified are sent, verbatim, to the remote FTP server. A synonym for get. This command is useful when transferring very large files over networks that are prone to dropping connections. Request help from the remote FTP server. If a command-name is specified it is supplied to the server as well.