FTP cheet sheet

1. Navigate to the desired local directory in the Command Prompt program (Windows) or Terminal (Linux)
2. Type ftp -i hostname
3. Type your username and password (password is invisible)
4. Type type (See if it's ascii [pages] or binary [images, sounds, etc.])
5. Type cd desiredDirectory (Get to where you want to upload or download)
6. Type pwd(Confirm where you're at)
7. Type ls (Get a directory listing)
8. To get a directory listing of the local directory, type !dir (Windows) or !ls (Linux). The ! lets you bypass the FTP environment to issue commands to the operating system
9. Upload an image or sound?
   1. Type bin
   2. Type put filename
10. Upload a page?
    1. Type asc
    2. Type put filename
11. Download an image or sound?
    1. Type bin
    2. Type get filename
12. Download a page?
    1. Type asc
    2. Type get filename
13. Batch upload? Type mput *.htm
14. Batch download? Type mget *.htm
15. See other options? Type help
16. Terminate a session? Type bye