Below is a list of FTP commands that may be sent to a
File Transfer Protocol
The File Transfer Protocol (FTP) is a standard communication protocol used for the transfer of computer files from a server to a client on a computer network. FTP is built on a client–server model architecture using separate control and d ...
(FTP)
server
Server may refer to:
Computing
*Server (computing), a computer program or a device that provides requested information for other programs or devices, called clients.
Role
* Waiting staff, those who work at a restaurant or a bar attending custome ...
. It includes all commands that are standardized by the
Internet Engineering Task Force
The Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) is a standards organization for the Internet standard, Internet and is responsible for the technical standards that make up the Internet protocol suite (TCP/IP). It has no formal membership roster ...
(IETF) in
RFC 959, plus extensions. Note that most
command-line
A command-line interface (CLI) is a means of interacting with software via commands each formatted as a line of text. Command-line interfaces emerged in the mid-1960s, on computer terminals, as an interactive and more user-friendly alternativ ...
FTP
clients present their own non-standard set of commands to users. For example,
GET is the common user command to download a file instead of the raw command
RETR.
See also
*
List of FTP server return codes
File Transfer Protocol, FTP Server (computing), server return codes always have three digits, and each digit has a special meaning. The first digit denotes whether the response is good, bad or incomplete:
The second digit is a grouping digit and ...
- in response to commands from a client, the FTP server returns reply codes
External links
* - CWD Command of FTP
* - File Transfer Protocol (FTP)
* - FTP Operation Over Big Address Records (FOOBAR)
* - FTP Security Extensions
* - Feature negotiation mechanism for the File Transfer Protocol
* - FTP Extensions for IPv6 and NATs
* - Internationalization of the File Transfer Protocol
* - Extensions to FTP
* - FTP Command and Extension Registry
* - File Transfer Protocol HOST Command for Virtual Hosts
The 'MFMT', 'MFCT', and 'MFF' Command Extensions for FTPStreamlined FTP Command Extensions('CSID', 'AVBL', 'DSIZ', 'RMDA', and 'THMB' commands)
FTP Extension Allowing IP Forwarding (NATs)UTF-8 Option for FTPIANA FTP Commands and Extensions registry- The official registry of FTP Commands and Extensions
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