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To obtain a list of files on the remote machine, enter the ls command :

   ftp> ls
   200 PORT command okay.
   150 Opening data connection for /bin/ls (128.41.9.3,1550) (0 bytes).
   aliases
   aliases-c
   bindings
   bindings-c
   emacs/12762
   emacs/pro
   login_profile
   mailbox
   profile
   226 Transfer complete.
   179 bytes received in 12.22 seconds (0.014 Kbytes/s)
   ftp>

Other commands are also available from the ftp> prompt, although the majority of these are outside the scope of this document. Entering the command ? will give a list of them:

   ftp> ?
   Commands may be abbreviated.  Commands are:

   !               dir             mget            quit            trace
   append          form            mkdir           quote           type
   ascii           get             mls             recv            user
   bell            glob            mode            remotehelp      verbose
   binary          hash            mput            rename          ?
   bye             help            open            rmdir
   cd              lcd             prompt          send
   close           ls              sendport        status
   delete          mdelete         put             struct
   debug           mdir            pwd             tenex

For more information on a command, type help <command> within ftp.

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