Questions tagged [ftp]
FTP (File Transfer Protocol) is a common protocol for transferring files between computers over networks
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Command-line FTP function does not work
I am using Windows 7 and have multiple FTP client applications working without any problem. However, when I use command-line FTP, I can get connected, log in (after entering user name and password), ...
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Connection to FileZilla FTP server works, but directory listing fails
I am trying to set up a local FTP server in my house. Whenever I connect to the account on the computer that hosts the server, everything works, but when I try connecting on another computer, the ...
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Keep FTP folder synchronized with Windows folder
I'm trying to get my Continuous Integration system working from start to finish in the dev environment.
Unfortunately, the last step after publish is copying the folder to an offsite server which I ...
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How to recursively search FTP server using Linux?
I googled this and found tons of answers, but for one reason or another they just didn't work for me or wouldn't fit the situation. I run DD-WRT third party firmware on my routers. Occasionally I want ...
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Free program to sync folder with FTP? [closed]
My business partner has a lot of files that he needs to sync to our website's private folder so that I can download the changes. We really need a good tool that can keep these sync'd. I have tried a ...
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Keeping local windows folder in sync with remote ftp folder in real time [closed]
I know it has been asked before, but I would like it to happen in real time and transparently (without the need to open a separate FTP client such as FileZilla).
For example, if I edit a text file in ...
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Best method of transferring files over internet? [closed]
I have a small server(running Ubuntu 9.10) at my (parent's) house and will be leaving it there once I go to college this fall. Currently I'm using samba to transfer files between computers, but I was ...
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Stop Filezilla from inserting blank lines in text files
Often, from different remote hosts, FileZilla will download a .cssor .php file and insert blank lines in between existing lines. This destroys nice formatting.
PC = Windows 10 Pro 64-bit.
How do I ...
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FTPS versus SFTP versus SCP
I would like to know exactly what the difference is between the following protocols:
FTPS, SFTP, and SCP. For instance Unix has an scp tool, FileZilla offers FTP and SFTP,
whereas JetBrains PhpStorm ...
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How to SCP from Linux server to Windows client
I'm SSHing into a Linux machine using PuTTY and trying to copy a file down somewhere (anywhere) to my local machine. I figure SCP is the best candidate for the job but don't really care, so long as ...
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How do I FTP multiple files from the command line?
I would like to FTP the contents of a directory, but I can't seem to find the right way to use a wildcard. It seems like this would be a common thing to do; is my whole approach wrong?
The command is
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What is the way to use FTP and Notepad++ (without using its build-in FTP or a FTP client like FileZilla)?
I use Notepad++ for more than 2 years now, and there's only 1 thing that it needs for me to be perfect: a actually-working-ftp-plugin.
It has an FTP plugin, written by someone that meanwhile left the ...
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Best way to transfer files from Windows to Windows via Internet
I’m looking for the best way to transfer files from my computer to another person’s computer.
We both use Windows and I can use some external programs like TeamViewer for file transfers but I found ...
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How to use FileZilla to connect with indirect remote server?
I need to use FileZilla to connect with a server 10.12.23.4 which belongs to our school. However, I am now not in school, so if to connect with that server, I need to use my personal account to first ...
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How to upload one file by FTP from command line?
I need to upload a single file to FTP server from Ubuntu. This operation should be done in a script (in non-interactive mode). What is the right syntax for ftp?
I'm trying this, to no avail:
$ ftp -...
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Can I upload an entire folder using FTP?
I need to upload a full folder using FTP. Is there is any option for transferring a folder and all of its contents at once?
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How do I send a file with FileZilla from the command line?
I have a batch file that builds an application, and then I want to upload it to an FTP server from the command line.
Considering I do the upload manually with FileZilla, is there a command line for ...
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How to unzip files via an FTP connection?
I have connected to my remote server via FTP and I got a directory listing. I have few zip files in the list.
Is it possible to unzip the file (Ex: test.zip)?. If yes, what is the command?
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How to make shortcut to ftp site open in windows explorer not IE
Running windows7 i have a shortcut to an FTP site. When you make this shortcut and point it to a location like ftp://127.0.0.1/ it automatically defaults to opening in Internet Explorer. This is not ...
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How to chown directory for multiple users?
Specs:
Running Centos 6
64 Bit
I am trying to chown a directory for all users on the VPS, aswell as for apache. But for some reason I can only have either apache, or just the users.
I tried doing ...
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Cannot connect to non standard port number with Windows command-line ftp (cmd ftp username not show)
I have a Windows 7 IIS - FTP Website on my localhost. Its IP is 192.168.2.77:15555,
I can successfully connect to ftp://192.168.2.77:15555/ and get the file list after enter username/password ...
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How do I connect to an FTP site in Windows Explorer?
I've tried to use Windows Explorer (in Windows 7) to connect to a remote FTP site, but when I try to connect, Windows says that:
The server name or address cannot be resolved
If I try with ftp ...
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Syncronizing files over FTP
I need to syncronize files in my computer with server to which I have only FTP access. So I can't use rsync (that would need at least SFTP, but the only channel available for me is plain vanilla FTP).
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Tunneling FTP connection from home where server only accepts local IPs
I need to access an FTP server at work but the server will only accept local IPs. I cannot access it from my home machine. I have been able to ssh into my Unix work machine through PuTTY and from ...
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Is there an absolutely idiot-proof Windows FTP client?
Scenario: you have an FTP server. You want someone who isn't very good at computers who is on Windows to upload something to that server.
Most of the Windows FTP clients I've seen are quite ...
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FTP - 530 Sorry, the maximum number of clients...?
My problem is that my FTP work great, except when I upload files on a particular client server!
On this server it happens that some files are uploaded fine and others not. They stop halfway through ...
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FTP BAT file - Windows Scheduled Task
Is it possible to create a scheduled task in windows, that connects to an FTP site, and downloads all the files and folders within the root directory (or specified folders in the root directory) - for ...
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FileZilla FTP to AWS EC2 Windows Server 2012 Instance: Failed to retrieve directory listing
I am running FileZilla FTP Server on an Amazon Web Services EC2 Windows Server 2012 Instance, and want to FTP in from my home PC using FileZilla Client. I followed these instructions, but using user ...
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Command works from command line, but not from Task Scheduler
I want a Windows scheduled task to execute an FTP batch file which will upload some files to my server.
If I run the argument below from the command line then it executes successfully.
ftp -i -s:C:\&...
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FTP client on windows that save session password in encrypted text [closed]
Filezilla or WinSCP save password in plain text which is unsecured on public machines. Is there any FTP client can save and encrypt password so that people using it only can access to FTP but not able ...
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Recovering corrupted files uploaded in wrong FTP mode
Some files were uploaded in the wrong mode to the FTP (via command line). I believe I have some binary files that were uploaded in TEXT mode and now I cannot open them.
I dont have access to the ...
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pure-ftpd Connection refused localhost on high sierra
When I try connect my local FTP server I have received the following error message:
$ ftp localhost
ftp: connect to address ::1: Connection refused
ftp: Trying 127.0.0.1 ...
ftp: connect to address ...
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FileZilla not working on Server 2008 R2
I'm battling to get FileZilla working on Server 2008 R2. Until this morning, I had one 2008 and one XP machine, and always just used the XP one for FTP. I now have two 2008 machines and no FTP client. ...
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How to take FileZilla credentials from the software's interface?
Hi I use FileZilla to transfer files to the server via FTP.
I connected to FileZilla from my computer months ago. I entered the server address, port & administration password on to the startup ...
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Using FTP to update files on a server
I know the FTP username and password for a site we own and need to know how we can update some files on the server. It seems quite a small thing to do and I'd like to have a go at doing it myself.
A ...
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FTP access error from Safari in iOS / macOS after updating OS
I have a ProFTPd Server where the users can access to files using links dynamically generated in a website. The link URL follows the pattern ftp://user:password@host/path/to/file
With the new iOS 11 ...
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What kind of window's batch file allows zipping of ftp files?
What commands should I use to transfer a file via FTP and then compress the files in a backup directory with a filename containing the date/time for reference?
I'd prefer to use batch scripting.
The ...
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FTP connection breaks constantly at certain point
I'm trying to connect to a particular ftp server via WinSCP and the connection always breaks at roughly the same point.
I set the speed to the lowest possible - 1KiB/s
WinSCP reports the transferred ...
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How to programmatically allow an executable JAR file through Windows Firewall?
I have created a program in Java that uses an FTP connection to download files. It works just fine when I run it in Eclipse. However, when I export the project to an executable JAR file, the program ...
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Unable to connect to SFTP server using a Public IP address [duplicate]
I have setup a SFTP server on my Personal PC. I have started the service with the following configuration:
# This is the sshd server system-wide configuration file. See
# sshd_config(5) for more ...
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How do i download all files of a certain filetype (.txt) in an FTP server with cURL?
I am trying to download all .txt files in an ftp server.
The main usage or mission is to use wildcards, no specific file names.
Download a singular file works with the following command:
curl --user ...
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How can I get FileZilla to ignore folder or files (like .svn or CVS)?
How can I get FileZille to ignore folders or files? I don't want to upload my version-control info to my web-server!
(question implied in a comment to another answer).
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Dead-simple FTP server for Windows? [closed]
I Googled for it, tried a few of them, but I find that even the simplest I found (www.xlightftpd.com) is way too complicated.
I just need this:
single EXE or portable (ie. no installer, just unzip ->...
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Why can Dropbox be super fast compared to FTP?
I'd like to know why technically Dropbox is much faster than FTP? What kind of technology does it use?
I'm not talking about diff files, I'm talking about transferring new files in both cases, ...
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Downloading file from FTP using cURL
I'm trying to use a cURL command to download a file from an FTP server to a local drive on my computer. I've tried
curl "ftp://myftpsite" --user name:password -Q "CWD /users/myfolder/" -O "myfile....
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Filezilla timeout after 20 seconds of inactivity
After changing my dlink router with a Netgear d6000 I'm no longer able to connect to ftps via filezilla. The settings for ftp connections remained the same but after connecting to the server, ...
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View the size of a directory with filezilla
Is there a way to see the size of a directory and all it´s content with the Filezilla client?
In my case I want to see the size of a complete WordPress installation (themes, plugins, uploads, backups ...
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Server sent passive reply with unroutable address in FileZilla
I am trying to browse old plain FTP server with FileZilla and getting the following errors
Server sent passive reply with unroutable address. Using server address instead.
Browsing is nearly ...
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What's the point of ASCII mode in FTP?
Why is there an ASCII mode in FTP, which is prevalent in today's software and FTP implementations? Why not just always use binary regardless of the data?
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Can't connect to FTP server: 425 Unable to build data connection: Connection timed out
I have a Windows 7 installed on my laptop. I installed VirtualBox 4.1.4 with Ubuntu 11.10.
I'm trying to connect to my site via FTP but I got an error when I do ls:
~> ftp <my_site>
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