NAME
cftp − Comfortable FTP, a full-screen FTP client running on ASCII-terminals
SYNOPSIS
cftp {-h|-V}
cftp [-p PORT] [-u USER] [-s] {HOST|ALIAS} [DIRECTORY]
cftp URL
DESCRIPTION
cftp is used to transfer files from one computer to another via the FTP protocol. Its advantages compared to most standard FTP clients is its full-screen representation of the remote directory tree, providing a compact overview of the remote server’s contents.
Supported are FTP both with active and passive data connections, IPv4 and IPv6, and SFTP (a file transfer protocol using SSH for authorization and connection encryption).
OPTIONS
-h, --help
Print a overview about available options
-V, --version
Display version number
-p, --port PORT
Specify port
-u, --user USER
Specify user
-s, --sftp
Use sftp
BROWSING
cftp understands the basic motion keys for both vi/less and GNU Emacs, as well as cursor keys. Browse through the FTP tree up and down using the cursor keys or ’k’(up) and ’j’(down). Enter a directory or download a file by pressing ’cursor right’, ’l’ or ENTER. Go back to parent directory by hitting ’cursor left’ or ’h’.
KEYS
Most useful keys are listed below. Press ’H’ in cftp for more keys
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t |
Tag selected file |
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D |
Get tagged files |
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H |
Help |
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M |
Mkdir on remote-host |
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a |
Set mode a (ASCII) |
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i |
Set mode i (BINARY) |
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g |
Change directory |
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j |
Down |
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k |
Up |
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RETURN |
Get |
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p |
Put |
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q |
Exit cfp |
COMMANDS
Press ’H’ for details. By typing ’:’, you enter the command-mode, where you can enter one of the following commands:
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exit |
Exit cftp |
version
Display version number of cftp
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redraw |
Redraw screen |
show-name
Show name of file under cursor
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help |
Display help |
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lcd |
Change directory on local host |
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shell |
Shell escape |
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colon |
Execute cftp command |
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deidle |
Deidle connection (send ’NOOP’, resets idle time) |
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site |
Send site specific command |
reconnect
Reconnect to server
response
Display dialog with server
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mkdir |
Create directory on server |
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rmdir |
Remove directory on server |
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prefix |
Prefix digit |
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bind |
Bind key |
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set |
Set option |
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down |
Move cursor N lines down (default: 1) |
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up |
Move cursor N lines up (default: 1) |
page-down
Move N screens down (default: 1)
page-up
Move N screens up (default: 1)
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goto |
Goto line N (default: last) |
FILES
~/.cftp
On startup cftp reads the file .cftprc (in your home directory) if it exists. It contains cftp functions invocations (optionally with arguments), just as in the ’bind’ function. Put cftp commands in it which you want to be executed every time cftp starts. Not all functions are allowed in .cftprc, however. For details see info page of cftp.
~/.netrc
In addition to its own config file ~/.cftprc, cftp scans your ~/.netrc file for access information (see info page for more information):
machine HOST
login USER password PASSWD
macdef init
cd STARTDIR
AUTHOR
This man-page was written by Dennis Stampfer <seppy [AT] debian.org> based on the info page of cftp.
SEE ALSO
For more information, see the info page of cftp.