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Command	RFC	Description
ABOR		Abort an active file transfer
ADAT	RFC 2228	Authentication/Security Data
ACCT		Account information
APPE		Append.
ALLO		Allocate sufficient disk space to receive a file
AUTH	RFC 2228	Authentication/Security Mechanism
CCC	RFC 2228	Clear Command Channel
CONF	RFC 2228	Confidentiality Protection Command
CDUP		Change to Parent Directory
CWD	RFC 697	Change working directory
DELE		Delete file.
ENC	RFC 2228	Privacy Protected Channel
EPSV	RFC 2428	Enter extended passive mode
EPRT	RFC 2428	Specifies an extended address and port to which the server should connect
FEAT	RFC 2389	Get the feature list implemented by the server
HELP		Help
LANG	RFC 2640	Language Negotiation
LIST		Returns information of a file or directory if specified, else information of the current working directory is returned
LPSV	RFC 1639	Enter long passive mode
LPRT	RFC 1639	Specifies a long address and port to which the server should connect
MDTM	RFC 3659	Return the last-modified time of a specified file
MIC	RFC 2228	Integrity Protected Command
MKD		Make directory
MLST	RFC 3659	Provides data about exactly the object named on its command line, and no others
MLSD	RFC 3659	Lists the contents of a directory if a directory is named
MODE		Sets the transfer mode (Stream, Block, or Compressed)
NLST		Returns a list of file names in a specified directory
NOOP		No operation (dummy packet; used mostly on keepalives)
OPTS	RFC 2389	Select options for a feature
PASS		Authentication password
PASV		Enter passive mode
PBSZ	RFC 2228	Protection Buffer Size
PROT	RFC 2228	Data Channel Protection Level
PORT		Specifies an address and port to which the server should connect
PWD		Print working directory. Returns the current directory of the host
QUIT		Disconnect
REIN		Re initializes the connection
REST	RFC 3659	Restart transfer from the specified point
RETR		Transfer a copy of the file
RMD		Remove a directory
RNTO		Rename to
RNFR		Rename from.
SITE		Sends site specific commands to remote server
SIZE	RFC 3659	Return the size of a file
SMNT		Mount file structure
STOR		Accept the data and to store the data as a file at the server site
STAT		Returns the current status
STOU		Store file uniquely
SYST		Return system type
STRU		Set file transfer structure
TYPE		Sets the transfer mode (ASCII/Binary)
USER		Authentication username
XCUP	RFC 775	Change to the parent of the current working directory
XMKD	RFC 775	Make a directory
XPWD	RFC 775	Print the current working directory
XRMD	RFC 775	Remove the directory
XRCP	RFC 743
XRSQ	RFC 743
XSEN	RFC 737	Send to terminal
XSEM	RFC 737	Send, mail if cannot


About FTP
Definition
	FTP is the abreviation for File Transfer Protocol. It is a network protocol which is a standard. FTP can be used to transfer files from one computer to another over a TCP enabled network. The FTP protocol is often used to upload web pages to a hosting server. It can be used to access online software files or to transfer files between an account and a desktop computer. Many sites are heavily used and theis means that they require some initial attempts before establishing a successfull connection.
Authentication and Security
	As an FTP user you can authenticate using a clear text sign-in protocol, which is usually in the form of a username/password pair. Some FPT servers accept anonymous connection if the server is configured to allow it. FTP is not able to encrypt its traffic since all its transmissions are in clear text: the usernames, passwords, commands and data can be easily read by someone able to perform packet capture - also know as sniffing - on the network. For secure transmission that hides (or encrypts) the username/password pair and encrypts the content, the SSH File Transfer Protocol should be used.
Comparing FTP to HTTP
	FTP uses the TCIP/IP protocol to transfer files. It works on the application layer of the OSI model. To accomplish this the (FTP) server runs and waits for incoming connection requests. Clients can communicate with the FTP server on port 21 (twenty one). This connection (from the client to the server), called the control connection, stays open along the duration of the communication session. A second connection, which is called the data connection, can be opened by the FTP server from its port 20 (twenty one) to a negotiated client port (this represents the active mode), or can be initiated by the client machine from an random port to a negotiated FTP server port (this represents the passive mode) as required to transfer file data. The control connection is used for session administration, for example commands, identification and passwords exchanged between the client and the server using a telnet-like protocol. For example "RETR filename" would transfer the specified file from the server to the client. Due to this two-port structure, FTP is considered an out-of-band protocol, as opposed to an in-band protocol such as HTTP.
FTPS
	Explicit FTPS is an extension for FTP which permits clients to specify that the session of FTP they initiate should be encrypted. The server has the option of denying or allowing connections that do not request TLS. Implicit FTPS is a deprecated standard for FTP that required the use of a SSL or TLS connection. It was specified to use different ports than plain FTP.
SFTP
	SFTP (the "SSH File Transfer Protocol") is not related to FTP except in the sense that it allows transfers of files and has a similar command set. SFTP (known as secure FTP) is a standard that uses Secure Shell (SSH) to transfer files. Unlike the standard FTP, it encrypts both commands and data thus preventing passwords and other information from being transmitted unsecurely over the network. It is similar to FTP from the functionality point of view, but because it uses a different protocol, standard FTP clients cannot be used to talk to an SFTP enabled server, nor can one connect to an FTP server with a client that supports only SFTP.
FTP Clients
	There are clients for FTP which make it very simple for users to transfer files: all they need to do is to drag and drop the files between windows (after being authenticated). In order to connect to an FTP server, the FTP client needs the name of the FTP host, for example ftp.mysite.com and then the username and password. If the user logs into an anonymous FTP server, there are no credentials required. A popular free FTP client solution is FileZilla.
Web Browser
	Many web browsers are able to get the files hosted on FTP servers even though they may not support other protocol extensions such as FTPS. A web browser allows the user to connect to FTP addresses in the same way as he would connect to HTTP addresses. When an FTP address instead of an HTTPaddress is entered in the address field, the contents on the FTP server are shown in a similar maner to the one used to show Web content. The web browser takes care (behind the scenes) of the details of connecting to an FTP site and transferring files. Even so, web browsers are usually slower and not so reliable and have fewer FTP features than dedicated FTP clients.
Connecting to FTP
	To connect to a FTP Server you need to type the following in the address bar: ftp://my_username@ftp.mysite.com/ or at the comment line prompt, please enter ftp ftp.mysite.com
FTP Commands
	Here is the list of FTP commands which FTP servers understand. Please notice that many command-line FTP clients have their own set of commands.