FTAM/9000 User's Guide

Chapter 1 17
A Foundation for Using FTAM
HP FTAM/9000
HP FTAM/9000
The HP-UX FTAM product has three complimentary interfaces:
• Interactive. This is described in Chapter 2, “Using Interactive
FTAM.”
• Command-line. This is described in Chapter 3, “Using
Command-Line FTAM.”
• Programmatic. This is described in the HP FTAM/9000
Programmer's Guide.
Interactive FTAM
You use HP-UX FTAM interactively by entering the ftam command at
your system prompt:
$ ftam
This command starts an interactive session with FTAM, which lasts
until you return to the system prompt by entering bye at the ftam>
prompt:
ftam>bye
The interactive interface to HP-UX FTAM is patterned after a similar
ARPA networking service called ftp. Interactive FTAM is covered in
Chapter 2, “Using Interactive FTAM.” When you need to perform several
file transfers, or when you need to manipulate remote directories, the
ftam interactive interface is a good choice.
Command-Line FTAM
There are several FTAM commands you can enter at the system prompt.
These commands allow you to transfer or manage remote files without
entering an interactive ftam session. This is an example of an FTAM
command called fcp, used at the system prompt:
$ fcp FY91data chicago:FY91
This example copies FY91data to a host called chicago, where its name is
FY91.