These commands control how the transfer takes place. However, if you are transfering a binary file, such as a program for DOS or UNIX or an image file, you need to use binary transfer. That means that the program is set to use binary transfer mode and you're ready to transfer with a put or get . The command ls lists the files on the remote system. Some systems allow you to type dir to get a listing of files along with size and date information.
Prompt prompt is used in conjunction with mget and mput .
If you type prompt just before using mget or mput , all the files will transfer with no interaction from you. Otherwise the system will ask you whether or not you want to transfer each individual file. Status status will display a short report on the current status of your settings. 1.1.9 Hash hash is useful for monitoring the progress of a large file transfer.