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If you do not need to give a username and password, simply leave out everything before the "@" sign, this sign included.
10.3.4. File Transfer Protocol
10.3.4.1. FTP servers
On a Linux system, an FTP server is typically run from xinetd, using the WU-ftpd server, although the FTP server may be configured as a stand-alone server on systems with heavy FTP traffic. See the exercises.
Other FTP servers include among others vsftpd, Ncftpd and Proftpd.
Most Linux distributions contain the anonftp package, which sets up an anonymous FTP server tree and accompanying configuration files.
10.3.4.2. FTP clients
Most Linux distributions include ncftp, an improved version of the common UNIX ftp command, which you may also know from the Windows command line. The ncftp program offers extra features such as a nicer and more comprehensible user interface, file name completion, append and resume functions, bookmarking, session management and more:
thomas:~> ncftp blob
NcFTP 3.0.3 (April 15, 2001) by Mike Gleason ([email protected]). Connecting to blob...
blob.some.net FTP server (Version wu-2.6.1-20) ready.
thomas:~> ncftp blob
NcFTP 3.0.3 (April 15, 2001) by Mike Gleason ([email protected]). Connecting to blob...
blob.some.net FTP server (Version wu-2.6.1-20) ready.
Logging in...
Guest login ok, access restrictions apply. Logged in to blob.
ncftp / > help
Commands may be abbreviated. 'help showall' shows hidden and unsupported commands.
'help <command>' gives a brief description of <command>.
ascii | cat | help | lpage | open | quote | site |
bgget | cd | jobs | lpwd | page | rename | type |
bgput | chmod | lcd | lrename | pdir | rhelp | umask |
bgstart | close | lchmod | lrm | pls | rm | version |
binary | debug | lls | lrmdir | put | rmdir | |
bookmark | dir | lmkdir | ls | pwd | set | |
bookmarks | get | lookup | mkdir | quit | show | |
ncftp / > |
Excellent help with lot of examples can be found in the man pages. And again, a number of GUI applications are available.
