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FTP Commands

ascii
Transfer files in ASCII mode, which means text files.
binary
Transfer files in binary mode. This is useful for copying files which are not text, such as ZIP, RAR and EXE files.
cd
Change directories (folder) on the remote computer.
dir
List the files in the current directory.
is
This is an abbreviated form of dir.
get
Use the get command to copy a file from the remote computer to your own.
hash n
Indicates a "#" sound be displayed for every n bytes transferred.
help
Print help message.
lcd
Set local directory on your own computer.
lpwd
Show curent directory on local computer. If lpwd does not work, use !pwd instead.
pwd
Shows directory on remote computer.

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