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FTP Client : Fedora
2017/07/23
 
For how to connect to FTP server from Clients computer, the example follows is on Fedora.
[1] Install FTP Client.
[root@dlp ~]#
dnf -y install lftp
[2] The connection with root account is prohibited by default, so access with a common user to FTP Server.
# lftp [option] [hostname]

[redhat@dlp ~]$
lftp -u fedora www.srv.world

Password:    
# password of the user

lftp fedora@www.srv.world:~>
# show current directory on FTP server

lftp fedora@www.srv.world:~>
pwd

ftp://fedora@www.srv.world
# show current directory on local server

lftp fedora@www.srv.world:~>
!pwd

/home/redhat
# show files in current directory on FTP server

lftp fedora@www.srv.world:~>
ls

drwxr-xr-x    2 1000     1000           23 Dec 19 01:33 public_html
-rw-r--r--    1 1000     1000          399 Dec 20 16:32 test.py
# show files in current directory on local server

lftp fedora@www.srv.world:~>
!ls -l

total 12
-rw-rw-r-- 1 redhat redhat 10 Dec 20 14:30 redhat.txt
-rw-rw-r-- 1 redhat redhat 10 Dec 20 14:59 test2.txt
-rw-rw-r-- 1 redhat redhat 10 Dec 20 14:59 test.txt
# change directory

lftp fedora@www.srv.world:~>
cd public_html

lftp fedora@www.srv.world:~/public_html>
pwd

ftp://fedora@www.srv.world/%2Fhome/fedora/public_html
# upload a file to FTP server

# "-a" means ascii mode ( default is binary mode )

lftp fedora@www.srv.world:~>
put -a redhat.txt

22 bytes transferred
Total 2 files transferred
lftp fedora@www.srv.world:~>
ls

drwxr-xr-x    2 1000     1000           23 Dec 19 01:33 public_html
-rw-r--r--    1 1000     1000           10 Dec 20 17:01 redhat.txt
-rw-r--r--    1 1000     1000          399 Dec 20 16:32 test.py
-rw-r--r--    1 1000     1000           10 Dec 20 17:01 test.txt
# upload some files to FTP server

lftp fedora@www.srv.world:~>
mput -a test.txt test2.txt

22 bytes transferred
Total 2 files transferred
lftp fedora@www.srv.world:~>
ls

drwxr-xr-x    2 1000     1000           23 Dec 19 01:33 public_html
-rw-r--r--    1 1000     1000          399 Dec 20 16:32 test.py
-rw-r--r--    1 1000     1000           10 Dec 20 17:06 test.txt
-rw-r--r--    1 1000     1000           10 Dec 20 17:06 test2.txt
# download a remote file to local filesystem

# "-a" means ascii mode ( default is binary mode )

lftp fedora@www.srv.world:~>
get -a test.py

416 bytes transferred
# download some remote files to local filesystem

lftp fedora@www.srv.world:~>
mget -a test.txt test2.txt

20 bytes transferred
Total 2 files transferred
# create a directory on remote current directory

lftp fedora@www.srv.world:~>
mkdir testdir

mkdir ok, `testdir' created
lftp fedora@www.srv.world:~>
ls

drwxr-xr-x    2 1000     1000           23 Dec 19 01:33 public_html
-rw-r--r--    1 1000     1000          399 Dec 20 16:32 test.py
-rw-r--r--    1 1000     1000           10 Dec 20 17:06 test.txt
-rw-r--r--    1 1000     1000           10 Dec 20 17:06 test2.txt
drwxr-xr-x    2 1000     1000            6 Dec 20 17:16 testdir
226 Directory send OK.
# remove a directory on remote current directory

lftp fedora@www.srv.world:~>
rmdir testdir

rmdir ok, `testdir' removed
lftp fedora@www.srv.world:~>
ls

drwxr-xr-x    2 1000     1000           23 Dec 19 01:33 public_html
-rw-r--r--    1 1000     1000          399 Dec 20 16:32 test.py
-rw-r--r--    1 1000     1000           10 Dec 20 17:06 test.txt
-rw-r--r--    1 1000     1000           10 Dec 20 17:06 test2.txt
# remove a remote file

lftp fedora@www.srv.world:~>
rm test2.txt

rm ok, `test2.txt' removed
lftp fedora@www.srv.world:~>
ls

drwxr-xr-x    2 1000     1000           23 Dec 19 01:33 public_html
-rw-r--r--    1 1000     1000          399 Dec 20 16:32 test.py
-rw-r--r--    1 1000     1000           10 Dec 20 17:06 test.txt
# remove some remote files

lftp fedora@www.srv.world:~>
mrm redhat.txt test.txt

rm ok, 2 files removed
lftp fedora@www.srv.world:~>
ls

drwxr-xr-x    2 1000     1000           23 Dec 19 01:33 public_html
# execute commands with "![command]"

lftp fedora@www.srv.world:~>
!cat /etc/passwd

root:x:0:0:root:/root:/bin/bash
bin:x:1:1:bin:/bin:/sbin/nologin
...
...
fedora:x:1001:1001::/home/fedora:/bin/bash
# exit

lftp fedora@www.srv.world:~>
quit

221 Goodbye.
 
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