# lftp [option] [hostname]
hirsute@client:~$ lftp -u debian www.srv.world
Password: # password of the user
lftp debian@www.srv.world:~>
# show current directory on FTP server
lftp debian@www.srv.world:~> pwd
ftp://debian@www.srv.world
# show current directory on localhost
lftp debian@www.srv.world:~> !pwd
/home/debian
# show files in current directory on FTP server
lftp debian@www.srv.world:~> ls
drwxr-xr-x 2 1000 1000 23 Sep 13 01:33 public_html
-rw-r--r-- 1 1000 1000 399 Sep 13 16:32 test.py
# show files in current directory on local server
lftp debian@www.srv.world:~> !ls -l
total 12
-rw-rw-r-- 1 debian debian 10 Sep 13 14:30 debian.txt
-rw-rw-r-- 1 debian debian 10 Sep 13 14:59 test2.txt
-rw-rw-r-- 1 debian debian 10 Sep 13 14:59 test.txt
# change directory
lftp debian@www.srv.world:~> cd public_html
lftp debian@www.srv.world:~/public_html> pwd
ftp://debian@www.srv.world/%2Fhome/debian/public_html
# upload a file to FTP server
# [-a] means ascii mode (default is binary mode)
lftp debian@www.srv.world:~> put -a debian.txt test.txt
22 bytes transferred
Total 2 files transferred
lftp debian@www.srv.world:~> ls
drwxr-xr-x 2 1000 1000 23 Sep 13 01:33 public_html
-rw-r--r-- 1 1000 1000 10 Sep 13 17:01 debian.txt
-rw-r--r-- 1 1000 1000 399 Sep 13 16:32 test.py
-rw-r--r-- 1 1000 1000 10 Sep 13 17:01 test.txt
# upload some files to FTP server
lftp debian@www.srv.world:~> mput -a test.txt test2.txt
22 bytes transferred
Total 2 files transferred
lftp debian@www.srv.world:~> ls
drwxr-xr-x 2 1000 1000 23 Sep 13 01:33 public_html
-rw-r--r-- 1 1000 1000 399 Sep 13 16:32 test.py
-rw-r--r-- 1 1000 1000 10 Sep 13 17:06 test.txt
-rw-r--r-- 1 1000 1000 10 Sep 13 17:06 test2.txt
# download a file from FTP server
# [-a] means ascii mode (default is binary mode)
lftp debian@www.srv.world:~> get -a test.py
416 bytes transferred
# download some files from FTP server
lftp debian@www.srv.world:~> mget -a test.txt test2.txt
20 bytes transferred
Total 2 files transferred
# create a directory in current directory on FTP Server
lftp debian@www.srv.world:~> mkdir testdir
mkdir ok, `testdir' created
lftp debian@www.srv.world:~> ls
drwxr-xr-x 2 1000 1000 23 Sep 13 01:33 public_html
-rw-r--r-- 1 1000 1000 399 Sep 13 16:32 test.py
-rw-r--r-- 1 1000 1000 10 Sep 13 17:06 test.txt
-rw-r--r-- 1 1000 1000 10 Sep 13 17:06 test2.txt
drwxr-xr-x 2 1000 1000 6 Sep 13 17:16 testdir
226 Directory send OK.
# delete a direcroty in current directory on FTP Server
lftp debian@www.srv.world:~> rmdir testdir
rmdir ok, `testdir' removed
lftp debian@www.srv.world:~> ls
drwxr-xr-x 2 1000 1000 23 Sep 13 01:33 public_html
-rw-r--r-- 1 1000 1000 399 Sep 13 16:32 test.py
-rw-r--r-- 1 1000 1000 10 Sep 13 17:06 test.txt
-rw-r--r-- 1 1000 1000 10 Sep 13 17:06 test2.txt
# delete a file in current directory on FTP Server
lftp debian@www.srv.world:~> rm test2.txt
rm ok, `test2.txt' removed
lftp debian@www.srv.world:~> ls
drwxr-xr-x 2 1000 1000 23 Sep 13 01:33 public_html
-rw-r--r-- 1 1000 1000 399 Sep 13 16:32 test.py
-rw-r--r-- 1 1000 1000 10 Sep 13 17:06 test.txt
# delete some files in current directory on FTP Server
lftp debian@www.srv.world:~> mrm debian.txt test.txt
rm ok, 2 files removed
lftp debian@www.srv.world:~> ls
drwxr-xr-x 2 1000 1000 23 Sep 13 01:33 public_html
# execute commands with ![command]
lftp debian@www.srv.world:~> !cat /etc/passwd
root:x:0:0:root:/root:/bin/bash
bin:x:1:1:bin:/bin:/sbin/nologin
...
...
debian:x:1001:1001::/home/debian:/bin/bash
# exit
lftp debian@www.srv.world:~> quit
221 Goodbye.
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