Abstract: FTP (File Transfer Protocol) is a utility for transferring files between a local host (your computer) and remote hosts (some other computer), regardless of whether they reside at Columbia or on outside systems.
FTP works interactively, which means that the user types in commands or clicks on buttons and FTP responds with immediate feedback. An FTP session consists of four basic steps:
- starting the FTP program;
- accessing the remote host from which files are to be read or to which files are to be written;
- logging in to remote host with a user id and password; and
- using a set of commands to access directories at the local and remote hosts. These allow you to view files, to define the type of files to be transferred, and to transfer the files.
While conventions may differ slightly among different operating systems, the above basic steps remain the same.
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General FTP Commands
FTP on UNIX FTP on Windows (WINSCP) * FTP on Macintosh (FUGU) * |
* Columbia affiliates may download this software for free at the CUIT Internet Software Page.
