Man1 - ftp.1

ftp - File Transfer Protocol client.

ftp [/OPTION/…] [/HOST /[/PORT/]]

Remote file transfer.

-4, –ipv4

contact IPv4 hosts

-6, –ipv6

contact IPv6 hosts

-A, –active

enable active mode transfer

-d, –debug

enable debugging output

-e, –no-edit

disable command line editing

-g, –no-glob

turn off file name globbing

-i, –no-prompt

do not prompt during multiple file transfers

-n, –no-login

do not automatically login to the remote system

-N, *–netrc*=/NETRC/

select a specific initialization file

–prompt[=/PROMPT/]

print a command line PROMPT (optionally), even if not on a tty

-p, –passive

enable passive mode transfer, default for `pftp’

-t, –trace

enable packet tracing

-v, –verbose

verbose output

-?, –help

give this help list

–usage

give a short usage message

-V, –version

print program version

Mandatory or optional arguments to long options are also mandatory or optional for any corresponding short options.

Written by many authors.

Report bugs to <bug-inetutils@gnu.org>.

Copyright © 2021 Free Software Foundation, Inc. License GPLv3+: GNU GPL version 3 or later https://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html.
This is free software: you are free to change and redistribute it. There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.

ftpd(1)

The full documentation for ftp is maintained as a Texinfo manual. If the info and ftp programs are properly installed at your site, the command

info ftp

should give you access to the complete manual.