FTP(1)                           User Commands                          FTP(1)

NAME
       ftp - File Transfer Protocol client.

SYNOPSIS
       ftp [OPTION...] [HOST [PORT]]

DESCRIPTION
       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.

AUTHOR
       Written by many authors.

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

COPYRIGHT
       Copyright (C) 2023 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.

SEE ALSO
       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.

GNU inetutils 2.5                December 2023                          FTP(1)