What is the commandline for ftp?

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Aloha,

Using Bluehost and Windows 8.1

How would I

ftp c:\folder\*.* website\samefolder\

Thanks,

Rick
#commandline #ftp
  • Profile picture of the author watman
    open command prompt
    cd \folder "assuming it opens on the c drive"

    ftp
    open website "where website is the fqdn of the ftp server ftp.mysite.com you will be challenged for credentials"

    pwd "this confirms where you are"
    cd /folder
    mput *.* "copies files to the remote server"

    bye "quits ftp"

    to be honest you would be better using one of the may free ftp gui available e.g. filezilla
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    • Profile picture of the author hometutor
      Originally Posted by watman View Post

      open command prompt
      cd folder "assuming it opens on the c drive"

      ftp
      open website "where website is the fqdn of the ftp server ftp.mysite.com you will be challenged for credentials"

      pwd "this confirms where you are"
      cd /folder
      mput *.* "copies files to the remote server"

      bye "quits ftp"

      to be honest you would be better using one of the may free ftp gui available e.g. filezilla
      Having trouble with Filezilla timing out while displaying the web directory. How do I use mput *.* and place it in a particular subfoler?

      Thank you

      Rick
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      • Originally Posted by hometutor View Post

        Having trouble with Filezilla timing out while displaying the web directory. How do I use mput *.* and place it in a particular subfoler?

        Thank you

        Rick
        You could use the command -

        cd /path/to/folder (where /path/to/folder is where your subfolder is)

        once you connect. Then use the mput command.

        But if your problem is with Filezilla timing out, I suggest you check the timeout setting on Filezilla. (Even if the subfolder has millions of files, Filezilla will only show up to 9999 files and then display what it has).

        Open Filezilla, and on the top menubar, go to Edit > Settings. Under Settings, select the "Connection" option.

        This is what it looks like - https://wiki.hostek.com/images/8/87/Timeout.png

        If the value under "Timeout" is anything but 0, then that's your issue. Set it to 0 and see if you still face the timeout.
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  • Profile picture of the author watman
    Hi Rick,

    if you follow the instructions it should work. The mput copies multiple files to the remote folder.

    Watman

    This gives more options and explanations

    http://www.nsftools.com/tips/MSFTP.htm
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