FTAM/9000 User's Guide

34 Chapter 2
Using Interactive FTAM
Performing Remote Directory Operations
Directory Support in FTAM Implementations
The behavior of some directory commands depends on the remote
system.
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Some remote FTAM implementations might not support the
concept of directories, but others, like HP FTAM/9000, do. Table 2-5
explains the effect of different levels of support for directories:
1. The concept of directories is represented by FTAM's NBS-9 docu-
ment type.
Table 2-5 Effect of Directory Support on ftam Commands
Command
If remote system supports the
concept of directories, ...
If remote system does not
support the concept of
directories, ...
cd Works as described previously.
Invalid directory names are
detected as soon as you issue the cd
command.
The directory name you supply to the
cd command becomes a prefix, which
ftam attaches to subsequent file
names before it relays them to the
remote host. If the directory name is
invalid at the remote host, the error
is not detected until you attempt to
access a remote file.
pwd The command returns the current
working directory for the remote
system. If you have not yet used cd,
ftam can not obtain the name of the
current working directory.
The command returns the name you
specified in your last cd command.
This name could be invalid. If you
have not yet used cd, ftam can not
obtain the name of the current
working directory.
ls dir
mkdir
rmdir
These commands work as
describ-ed previously. Invalid
directory names are detected as
soon as you issue the command.
These commands do not work. You
receive an error message.