Running the FTP User (Client) Program

To run the FTP client program from the CI prompt:

:RUN FTP.ARPA.SYS [; INFO= "remotehostname"]

or

:FTP.ARPA.SYS [remotehostname]

or on 5.0 and greater, if the HPPATH CI variable has ARPA.SYS in it, you can also run the client program by:

:FTP [remotehostname]

From the POSIX shell you can run the client program by:

shell iX> ftp

You can start the FTP user program and connect to a remote host in one step by using the INFO=string in the form:

:RUN FTP.ARPA.SYS;INFO="remotehostname"

Where remotehostname is the ARPA domain name, internet protocol (IP) address, or remote host NS name.

Once the connection has been established, enter the remote user logon name and password when prompted as described in the next section under "Logging On."

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