Edgewater Greyts - Basic FTP Commands

Basic File Transfer Protocol Commands

`?`	to request `help` or information about the FTP commands
`ascii`	to set the mode of file transfer to ASCII (this is the default and transmits seven bits per character)
`binary`	to set the mode of file transfer to binary (the binary mode transmits all eight bits per byte and thus provides less chance of a transmission error and must be used to transmit files other than ASCII files)
`bye`	to exit the FTP environment (same as `quit`)
`cd`	to change directory on the remote machine
`close`	to terminate a connection with another computer
	`close smiley`	closes the current FTP connection with `smiley`, but still leaves you within the FTP environment.
`delete`	to delete (remove) a file in the current remote directory (same as `rm` in UNIX)
`get`	to copy one file from the remote machine to the local machine
	`get ABC DEF`	copies file `ABC` in the current remote directory to (or on top of) a file named `DEF` in your current local directory.
	`get ABC`	copies file `ABC` in the current remote directory to (or on top of) a file with the same name, `ABC`, in your current local directory.
`help`	to request a list of all available FTP commands
`lcd`	to change directory on your local machine (same as UNIX `cd`)
`ls`	to list the names of the files in the current remote directory
`mkdir`	to make a new directory within the current remote directory
`mget`	to copy multiple files from the remote machine to the local machine; you are prompted for a `y`/`n` answer before transferring each file
	`mget *`	copies all the files in the current remote directory to your current local directory, using the same filenames. Notice the use of the wild card character, `*`.
`mput`	to copy multiple files from the local machine to the remote machine; you are prompted for a `y`/`n` answer before transferring each file
`open`	to open a connection with another computer
	`open smiley`	opens a new FTP connection with `smiley`; you must enter a username and password for a `smiley` account (unless it is to be an anonymous connection).
`put`	to copy one file from the local machine to the remote machine
`pwd`	to find out the pathname of the current directory on the remote machine
`quit`	to exit the FTP environment (same as `bye`)
`rmdir`	to to remove (delete) a directory in the current remote directory

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