User's Manual

Chapter 4 Using the FTP File Server
Supported FTP Commands
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Command DELE (*)
Syntax dele <SP> <pathname> <CRLF>
Parameters <pathname>: an existing relative or absolute pathname.
Purpose This command allows the user to send a file to the Trash. RMD must be used instead of
DELE to delete a directory.
Command HELP
Syntax help [ <SP> <command> ] <CRLF>
Parameters <command>: a FTP command.
Purpose Without parameters, this command lists in alphabetic order the standard commands.
When <command> is a valid standard command, HELP provides the syntax of
<command>.
Command LIST
Syntax list [<SP> <options>] [<SP> <pathname>] <CRLF>
Parameters • <options>: same format as ls UNIX command. '-a' and '-l' are currently supported. If no
options, it is equivalent to a "ls -l" UNIX command.
• <pathname>: the directory or the filename that will be listed. A null argument implies
the current working directory.
Purpose This command lists directory or file contents the same way the UNIX command 'ls -l'
does.
Contents will be sent to the passive DTP.
The client must have previously set TYPE to ASCII.
Command MKD (*)
Syntax mkd <SP> <pathname> <CRLF>
Parameters <pathname>: a relative or absolute pathname.
Purpose This command causes the directory specified in the pathname to be created as a directory.
Command MODE
Syntax mode <SP> <mode-code> <CRLF>
Parameters <mode-code>::= S | B | C. Transfer mode. Only 'S' (Stream) is supported.
Purpose This command allows the client to change the transfer mode. The only available transfer
mode is Stream ('S').