To find out more information on a command, type HELP command , where command is the actual name of the command you want more information on. What would you type to get help on the open command. On The FTP Server Type the following command to display a list of files and directories on the ftp server. The screen output looks similar to Note that an entry beginning with a - represents a file, and an entry beginning with a d represents a directory. List the names of two directories on this server.
Most ftp servers have a PUBlic directory where files for public use are located.
This often has many subdirectories underneath. If you typed the above command correctly, you will note that the ftp server has displayed a CWD command successful message on your screen. The directories are given meaningful names which associate them with the type of applications they belong to. For instance, you could expect to find all the pascal information under the pascal subdirectory. Similiarly, you would expect to find windowsNT files under the winnt subdirectory.