Command:

Command:	!
Syntax:	`!`
Description:	Go back to DOS or Windows/Exit FTP
Example:	`!`

Command:	?
Syntax:	`?` `? command`
Description:	Display FTP Client help. `?`displays a list of commands. `? command` displays a description about that command.
Example:	`? mkdir`

Command:	append
Syntax:	`append source-filename destination-filename`
Description:	Appends the contents of source-filename to destination-filename.
Example:	`append myfile.txt index.html`

Command:	ascii
Syntax:	`ascii`
Description:	Set transfer mode to ascii text mode. You need to specify this before transferring text based files (HTML, text, etc).
Example:	`ascii`

Command:	bell
Syntax:	`bell`
Description:	Turn on or off bell mode. When bell mode is on, a bell will sound when a command is finished executing.
Example:	`bell`

Command:	binary
Syntax:	`binary`
Description:	Set transfer mode to binary. A binary file is any besides a text based file. Graphics, audio, video, several wordprocessor files, etc are usually binary files.
Example:	`binary`

Command:	bye
Syntax:	`bye`
Description:	Quit FTP and go back to DOS or Windows
Example:	`bye`

Command:	cd
Syntax:	`cd directory-name`
Description:	Change remote directory. This is the directory on the server.
Example:	`cd ..`(change to parent directory) `cd public_html` (change to public_html directory)

Command:	close
Syntax:	`close`
Description:	Terminates current FTP connection, but does not exit to DOS/Windows. You can actually use the open command to open another connection.
Example:	`close`

Command:	delete
Syntax:	`delete file-name`
Description:	Delete a file on the server.
Example:	`delete oldfile.html`

Command:	debug
Syntax:	`debug`
Description:	Turn on/off debugging mode. When debugging mode is on, commands to the server are echoed while they are being executed.
Example:	`debug`

Command:	dir
Syntax:	`dir` `dir directory-name`
Description:	First syntax gives the listing of the current remote (server) directory. The second syntax gives the directory listing for the specified directory-name on the server.
Example:	`dir` `dir public_html`

Command:	disconnect
Syntax:	`disconnect`
Description:	Terminates current FTP connection, but does not exit to DOS/Windows. You can actually use the open command to open another connection. It basically does the same thing as the close command.
Example:	`disconnect`

Command:	get
Syntax:	`get source-file-name` `get source-file-name destination-file-name`
Description:	Retrieve a file from the server. The file will be saved to the current local directory (your computer). The first syntax will retrieve the source-file-name from the server and save the file with the same to the local computer. The second syntax will allow you to specify the name of the saved file on your harddrive.
Example:	`get index.html` `get index.html index.bak`

Command:	help
Syntax:	`help` `help command`
Description:	Does the same thing as ?
Example:	`help` `help mkdir`

Command:	lcd
Syntax:	`lcd` `lcd directory-name`
Description:	Change local working directory (your computer). First syntax simply returns the name of the current local directory. The second syntax will change the local working directory to the specified directory-name.
Example:	`lcd` `lcd c:\mywebsite`

Command:	mdelete
Syntax:	`mdelete file1 file2 ... etc.`
Description:	Delete multiple files. You can list all the files you want to delete -- each filename must be separated by a single space. File names can contain wild characters for matching a large number of files. NOTE: If you have prompt turned on, then it
Example:	`mdelete index.old index.back oldgraphic.gif` `mdelete .` `mdelete .gif .html`

Command:	mget
Syntax:	`mget file1 file2 file3 etc...`
Description:	Retrieve multiple files. You can list all the files you want to retrieve -- each file name must be separated by a single space. File names can contain wild characters for matching a large number of files. The files will be saved with the same name on the local computer in the current local working directory. NOTE: If prompt is turned on, FTP will ask you to confirm each file to retrieve.
Example:	`mget index.html mypict.gif logo.jpg` `mget .` `mget .jpg .gif`

Command:	mkdir
Syntax:	`mkdir directory-name`
Description:	Creates a directory on the server (remote computer).
Example:	`mkdir public_html`

Command:	mput
Syntax:	`mput file1 file2 file3 etc...`
Description:	Send (upload) multiple files. You can list all the files you want to send -- each file name must be separated by a single space. File names can contain wild characters for matching a large number of files. The files will be saved with the same name on the remote computer in the current working directory. NOTE: If prompt is turned on, FTP will ask you to confirm each file to send.
Example:	`mput index.html main.gif logo.jpg` `mput .` `mput .gif .html`

Command:	open
Syntax:	`open` `open ftp-server-name`
Description:	Open an FTP session (connection). The first syntax will prompt you for the ftp-server-name, while they second syntax specifies this information in the command.
Example:	`open downtown.ala.net`

Command:	prompt
Syntax:	`prompt`
Description:	Turns on/off prompting for multiple commands (mput, mget, mdelete). Default action is on. This means that FTP will ask you to confirm each file that being deleted, sent, or recieved by mdelete, mput, and mget commands (respectively).
Example:	`prompt`

Command:	put
Syntax:	`put source-file` `put source-file destination-file`
Description:	Sends or uploads one file. The first syntax will send the source-file from the local current directory (your computer) to the current working remote directory (server) and save the file with the same name. The second syntax does the same except it will save the file as destination-file on the server. This is like uploading the file and then renaming it on the server in one command.
Example:	`put logo.gif` `put index.htm index.html`

Command:	pwd
Syntax:	`pwd`
Description:	Print Working Directory. This displays the path or directory of the current working directory on the remote computer (server). The current working directory is the directory that all file transfer commands (get, put, send, recv, delete, mput, mget, mdelete) work with (or in relation to).
Example:	`pwd`

Command:	quit
Syntax:	`quit`
Description:	Terminate current FTP session and go back to DOS or Windows. Does the same thing as the ! command.
Example:	`quit`

Command:	recv
Syntax:	`recv source-file` `recv source-file destination-file`
Description:	Recieves one file. Does the same thing as the get command.
Example:	`recv logo.gif` `recv index.html index.htm`

Command:	rename
Syntax:	`rename old-filename new-filename`
Description:	Renames a file from old-filename to new-filename on the remote computer (server).
Example:	`rename index.htm index.html`

Command:	rmdir
Syntax:	`rmdir directory-name`
Description:	Remove (delete) a directory on the remote computer (server). This requires that the directory first be empty (no files within the directory) before it can be removed.
Example:	`rmdir testdir`

Command:	send
Syntax:	`send source-file` `send source-file destination-file`
Description:	Sends one file to the server. Does the same thing as the put command.
Example:	`send myfile.html` `send myfile.html newname.html`