Communication Networks/FTP Protocol

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[edit] FTP Protocol

Like HTTP, FTP (File-Transfer Protocol) is an application-level protocol that handles the sending and receiving of binary files. It is based on the TCP/IP protocols.

[edit] FTP Header

[edit] FTP Commands

Type ftp at windows or unix shell, to enter ftp> prompt

? : gives list the command avaliable

commandname ? : echos the usage of that particular command

[edit] FTP Error Codes