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Client Commands

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Subcommand Abbreviation What It Does
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 		 Describes How to Use FTP
ACCT ACCT Sends a User's Account Info to a Remote System
APPEND APpend Adds a Local File Member to File on a Remote System
ASCII AScii Sets the File Transfer Type to ASCII Format
BINARY Binary Sets the File Transfer Type to BINARY format
CD CD Changes the Working Directory on Remote System
CDUP CDUp Changes to the Parent Directory on Remote System
CLOSE CLose Ends a Session with the Remote System
DEBUG DEBug Turns Debugging On or Off
DELETE DELete Deletes a File on the Remote System
DIR DIr Displays Directories and Files on the Remote System
EBCDIC EBcdic Sets the File Transfer Type to EBCDIC Format
GET Get Copies a File from the Remote to a Local System
HELP Help Gets Info about FTP Client Subcommands
LCD LCd Changes the Working Directory on Local System
LOCSITE LOCSIte Specifies Local Site Info
LOCSTAT LOCSTat Displays Local Status Info
LPWD LPwd Displays the Working Directory on Local System
LS LS Lists the Names of Files in a File Set on Remote System
LTYPE LType Specifies the File Transfer Type on the Local System
MDELETE MDelete Deletes Multiple Files on the Server System
MGET MGet Copies File(s) from the Remote System
MKDIR MKdir Creates a Directory or Subdirectory
MODE MOde Specifies a Data Format for File Transfer
MPUT MPut Sends Local File(s) to the Remote System
NAMEFMT NAmefmt Specifies a File Naming Format to Use
NOOP NOop Checks for a Response
NULLFLDS NUllflds Allows for NULL Fields
OPEN Open Connects to an FTP Server
PASS PAss Sends a User's Password
PUT PUt Copies a Local File Member to Remote System
PWD PWd Displays the Current Directory of Remote System
QUIT QUIt Ends an FTP Session
QUOTE QUOte Sends a Subcommand to an FTP Server
REINITIALIZE REInitialize Re-starts a Session on a Remote System
RENAME REName Renames a File on a Remote System
RESET RESet Clears the Server Reply Queue
RMDIR RMdir Removes a Directory on the Remote System
SENDPASV SENDPAsv Specifies Whether a PASV Subcommand is Sent
SENDPORT SENDPOrt Specifies Whether a PORT Subcommand is Sent
SENDSITE SENDSite Specifies Whether a SITE Subcommand is Sent
SITE SIte Sends Info for Use by a Remote System
STATUS STAtus Gets Status Info from a Remote System
STRUCT STRuct Specifies the File Structure of Data Being Sent
SUNIQUE SUnique Controls File Replacement
SYSCMD SYSCmd Runs a CL Command on a Local System Without Quitting FTP
SYSTEM SYSTem Displays the OS on the Remote System
TYPE TYpe Specifies the File Transfer Type
USER User Sends a User ID to a Remote System
VERBOSE Verbose Controls the Display of FTP Server Replie
 

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Server Commands

AS/400 FTP server system supports these subcommands:
 
Subcommand What It Does
ABOR Cancels the Previous Subcommand
ADDM Adds a Member to a Physical File
ADDV Adds a Member to a Variable-Length Member to a Physical File
APPE Appends Data to a Specified File
CDUP Changes Directory to the Parent Directory
CRTL Creates a Library
CRTP Creates a Physical File
CRTS Creates a Source Physical File
CWD Changes the Working Directory or Library
DBUG Starts or Ends a Server Trace
DELE Deletes a File, a Member, or a Document
DLTF Deletes a File
DLTL Deletes a Library
HELP Gets Info about FTP Server Subcommands
LIST Lists Files or Directory Entries
MKD Makes a Directory
MODE Specifies a Format for Data Transmission
NLST Lists the Names of Files or Directories
NOOP Checks if Server is Responding
PASS Sends a Password to the Server
PASV Tells the Server to Passively Open the Next Data Connection
PORT Identifies the Data Port on which the Client Will Listen for a Connection
PWD Displays the Current Working Directory
QUIT Logs Off the User; Closes the Connection
RCMD Sends a CL Command to an FTP Server
REIN Re-starts a Session on a Server
RETR Retrieves Data from a Server
RMD Removes a Directory
RNFR Specifies a File to be Renamed
RNTO Specifies a New File Name
SITE Sends Information for a Server to Use
STAT Gets Status Information from a Server
STOR Saves Data on a Server and Replaces an Existing File
STOU Saves Data on a Server But Does Not Replace an Existing File
STRU Specifies the Structure of a File
SYST Prints the Name of the OS on the Server
TIME Sets the Time-Out Value for the FTP Server
TYPE Specifies the File Transfer Type
USER Sends a User Logon ID to the Server
XCUP Changes to the Parent Directory
XCWD Changes to the Working Directory
XMKD Creates a Directory
XPWD Displays the Current Directory or Library
XRMD Removes a Directory

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