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Diff for /src/usr.bin/ftp/ftp.1 between version 1.15 and 1.16

version 1.15, 1997/09/04 04:42:34

version 1.16, 1997/12/17 16:03:01

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file transfer program

.Sh SYNOPSIS

.Nm

.Op Fl A

.Op Fl a

.Op Fl d

.Op Fl e

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Options may be specified at the command line, or to the

command interpreter.

.Bl -tag -width "port "

.It Fl A

Force active mode ftp. By default,

.Nm

will try to use passive mode ftp and fall back to active mode

if passive is not supported by the server. This option causes

.Nm

to always use an active connection. It is only useful for connecting

to very old servers that do not implement passive mode properly.

.It Fl a

Causes

.Nm

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and an account with which to login.

.It Fl p

Enable passive mode operation for use behind connection filtering firewalls.

This option has been deprecated as

.Nm

now tries to use passive mode by default, falling back to active mode

if the server does not support passive connections.

.It Fl P Ar port

Sets the port number to

.Ar port .

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.Nm

utilizes the following environment variables.

.Bl -tag -width "FTPSERVERPORT"

.It Ev FTPMODE

Overrides the default operation mode. Recognized values are:

.Bl -tag -width "passive "

.It passive

passive mode ftp only

.It active

active mode ftp only

.It auto

automatic determination of passive or active (this is the default)

.It gate

gate-ftp mode

.El

.It Ev FTPSERVER

Host to use as gate-ftp server when

.Ic gate