FTAM/9000 User's Guide

22 Chapter 2

Using Interactive FTAM

Basic Steps for Using ftam

A typical ftam session consists of the following steps:

1. Invoke ftam.

2. Get connected to the remote host.

3. Use ftam commands.

4. End the ftam session.

This section describes steps 1, 2, and 4. Step 3 is covered in later sections

of this chapter, titled “Managing an ftam Session,” “Performing Remote

Directory Operations,” “Performing Local Operations,” and “Performing

File Transfers.”

Step 1: Invoking ftam

You start a session by entering ftam at your system prompt. This

command initiates an interactive session with the ftam program. The

system prompt is replaced with the ftam program prompt:

$ ftam

ftam>

After the ftam prompt appears on your screen, you enter various

commands to establish connections, transfer ﬁles, read directories, and

control the behavior of the ftam program itself.

Step 2: Connecting to the Remote Host

Use the open Command

To interact with a particular remote host, enter the open command

followed by the name of the host to which you want to connect, as shown

here:

$ ftam

ftam> open chicago

This tells ftam you want to be connected to the remote host chicago.