Name

ftp [options] host — ftp

Synopsis

/usr/bin stdin stdout - file -- opt --help --version

The ftp (File Transfer Protocol) program copies files between computers, but not in a secure manner: your username and password travel over the network as plain text. Use sftp instead whenever possible.

The same commands we listed for sftp also work for ftp. (However, the two programs support other, differing commands, too.)

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