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To do… Use the command… Remarks
Set the file transfer mode to
binary
binary
Optional
ASCII by default.
Set the data transmission mode
to passive
passive
Optional
Passive by default.
Display the local working
directory of the FTP client
lcd Optional
Upload a file to the FTP server put localfile [ remotefile ] Optional
Download a file from the FTP
server
get remotefile [ localfile ] Optional
Using another username to log in to an FTP server
After the switch serving as the FTP client has established a connection with the FTP server, you can use
another username to log in to the FTP server. For more information about establishing an FTP connection,
see “Establishing an FTP connection.”
This feature allows you to switch to different user levels without affecting the current FTP connection; if you
input an incorrect username or password, the current connection will be terminated, and you must log in
again to access the FTP server.
Follow the step below to use another username to log in to the FTP server:
To do… Use the command… Remarks
Use another username to re-log in after
successfully logging in to the FTP server
user username [ password ] Optional
Maintaining and debugging an FTP connection
After a switch serving as the FTP client has established a connection with the FTP server, you can perform
the following operations to locate and diagnose problems encountered in an FTP connection. For more
information about establishing an FTP connection, see “Establishing an FTP connection.”
To do… Use the command… Remarks
Display the help information of
FTP-related commands supported by the
remote FTP server
remotehelp [ protocol-command ] Optional
Enable information display in a detailed
manner
verbose
Optional
Enabled by default
Enable FTP related debugging when the
switch acts as the FTP client
debugging
Optional
Disabled by default
Terminating an FTP connection
After the switch serving as the FTP client has established a connection with the FTP server, you can use
any of the following commands to terminate an FTP connection. For more information about establishing
an FTP connection, see “Establishing an FTP connection.”
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