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FTP Server : FTP Client (CentOS)2025/02/04

 

For how to connect to FTP server from Client computer,
the example follows is on CentOS Stream Client.

[1] Install FTP Client.
[root@dlp ~]#
dnf -y install lftp
[2] Login as a common user and use FTP access.
# lftp [option] [hostname]

[redhat@dlp ~]$
lftp -u cent www.srv.world

Password:     # login user password
lftp cent@www.srv.world:~>

# show current directory on FTP server
lftp cent@www.srv.world:~> pwd
ftp://cent@www.srv.world

# show current directory on localhost
lftp cent@www.srv.world:~> !pwd
/home/redhat

# show files in current directory on FTP server
lftp cent@www.srv.world:~> ls
drwxr-xr-x    2 1000     1000            6 Feb 04 08:47 public_html
-rw-r--r--    1 1000     1000       701707 Feb 04 08:47 test.py

# show files in current directory on localhost
lftp cent@www.srv.world:~> !ls -l
total 12
-rw-r--r--. 1 redhat redhat 4017 Feb  4 08:48 test2.txt
-rw-r--r--. 1 redhat redhat 4925 Feb  4 08:48 test.txt

# change directory
lftp cent@www.srv.world:~> cd public_html
lftp cent@www.srv.world:~/public_html> pwd
ftp://cent@www.srv.world/%2Fhome/cent/public_html

lftp cent@www.srv.world:~/public_html> cd ../

# upload a file to FTP server
lftp cent@www.srv.world:~> put test.txt
4925 bytes transferred
Total 2 files transferred
lftp cent@www.srv.world:~> ls
drwxr-xr-x    2 1000     1000            6 Feb 04 08:47 public_html
-rw-r--r--    1 1000     1000       701707 Feb 04 08:47 test.py
-rw-r--r--    1 1000     1000         4925 Feb 04 08:50 test.txt

# upload some files to FTP server
lftp cent@www.srv.world:~> mput test.txt test2.txt
8942 bytes transferred
Total 2 files transferred
lftp cent@www.srv.world:~> ls
drwxr-xr-x    2 1000     1000            6 Feb 04 08:47 public_html
-rw-r--r--    1 1000     1000       701707 Feb 04 08:47 test.py
-rw-r--r--    1 1000     1000         4925 Feb 04 08:51 test.txt
-rw-r--r--    1 1000     1000         4017 Feb 04 08:51 test2.txt

# set permission to overwrite files on localhost when using [get/mget]
lftp cent@www.srv.world:~> set xfer:clobber on 

# download a file to localhost
lftp cent@www.srv.world:~> get test.py
701707 bytes transferred

# download some files to localhost
lftp cent@www.srv.world:~> mget test.txt test2.txt
8942 bytes transferred
Total 2 files transferred

# create a directory in current directory on FTP server
lftp cent@www.srv.world:~> mkdir testdir
mkdir ok, `testdir' created
lftp cent@www.srv.world:~> ls
drwxr-xr-x    2 1000     1000            6 Feb 04 08:47 public_html
-rw-r--r--    1 1000     1000       701707 Feb 04 08:47 test.py
-rw-r--r--    1 1000     1000         4925 Feb 04 08:51 test.txt
-rw-r--r--    1 1000     1000         4017 Feb 04 08:51 test2.txt
drwxr-xr-x    2 1000     1000            6 Feb 04 08:52 testdir

# remove a directory in current directory on FTP server
lftp cent@www.srv.world:~> rmdir testdir
rmdir ok, `testdir' removed
lftp cent@www.srv.world:~> ls
drwxr-xr-x    2 1000     1000            6 Feb 04 08:47 public_html
-rw-r--r--    1 1000     1000       701707 Feb 04 08:47 test.py
-rw-r--r--    1 1000     1000         4925 Feb 04 08:51 test.txt
-rw-r--r--    1 1000     1000         4017 Feb 04 08:51 test2.txt

# remove a file on FTP server
lftp cent@www.srv.world:~> rm test2.txt
rm ok, `test2.txt' removed
lftp cent@www.srv.world:~> ls
drwxr-xr-x    2 1000     1000            6 Feb 04 08:47 public_html
-rw-r--r--    1 1000     1000       701707 Feb 04 08:47 test.py
-rw-r--r--    1 1000     1000         4925 Feb 04 08:51 test.txt

# remove some files on FTP server
lftp cent@www.srv.world:~> mrm test.py test.txt
rm ok, 2 files removed
lftp cent@www.srv.world:~> ls
drwxr-xr-x    2 1000     1000            6 Feb 04 08:47 public_html

# execute commands with ![command]
lftp cent@www.srv.world:~> !cat /etc/passwd
root:x:0:0:Super User:/root:/bin/bash
bin:x:1:1:bin:/bin:/usr/sbin/nologin
daemon:x:2:2:daemon:/sbin:/usr/sbin/nologin
.....
.....

# exit
lftp cent@www.srv.world:~> quit
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