Obtaining Help [ HP ARPA File Transfer Protocol User's Guide ] MPE/iX 5.0 Express III Documentation
HP ARPA File Transfer Protocol User's Guide
Obtaining Help
Use the HELP command for information about the supported FTP user
commands. The REMOTEHELP command provides information about the remote
host FTP server.
Listing FTP User Commands
Enter the HELP command at the ftp> prompt for a list of FTP supported
user commands:
ftp> HELP
FTP recognizes the following commands:
Table 4-11.
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| : append | dir | mkdir mode | remotehelp | system |
| ascii binary | disconnect | modtime mput | rename reset | timeout |
| bye | exit | open prompt | rmdir | trace type |
| bytestream | exitonerror | put pwd quit | runique send | verbose user |
| case cd | form get | quote recv | site size | ? |
| close debug | help lcd ls | | status | |
| delete | mdelete mget | | struct | |
| | | | sunique | |
| | | | | |
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| Additional help available on buildparms, ftperr#, ftpwarn#, |
| ftpinfo# |
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Enter the HELP command with a valid FTP user command to obtain
information about individual commands supported. For example:
Table 4-12.
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| | ftp> HELP OPENOPEN remote-host Establish a connection to the |
| | specified hot FTP server. Remote-hot |
| | |
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| | can either be an ARPA domain name, an MPE/iX NS node name, or an IP |
| | address. |
| | |
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Listing the Remote FTP Server Commands
The REMOTEHELP command displays the remote host supported server
commands. A display similar to the following appears, (depending on the
supported server commands).
ftp> REMOTEHELP
Table 4-13.
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| 214-HP ARPA FTP SERVER recognizes the following commands |
| (*-unimplemented): |
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| USER PASS | PORT | STOR | MSAM* | RNTO | NLST SITE | MKD XMKD | CDUP XCUP |
| ACCT* | PASV* | APPE | MRSQ* | ABOR* | SYST STAT | RMD XRMD | STOU SIZE |
| SMNT* | TYPE | MLFL* | MRCP* | DELE CWD | HELP NOOP | PWD XPWD | MDTM |
| REIN* | STRU | MAIL* | ALLO* | XCWD LIST | | | |
| QUIT | MODE | MSND* | REST* | | | | |
| | RETR | MSOM* | RNFR | | | | |
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| 214 Refer to FTPDOC.ARPA.SYS for more FTP Server information. |
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Entering REMOTEHELP command, where command is a valid remote FTP server
command, provides you with a brief description of the server command.
For example:
ftp> REMOTEHELP USER
214 Syntax: USER username
FTP server commands may not have the same name as the user commands.
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