FTP(1)

NAME
ftp - File Transfer Protocol client.

SYNOPSIS
ftp [OPTION...] [HOST [PORT]]

DESCRIPTION
Remote file transfer.

-4, --ipv4
    contact IPv4 hosts

-6, --ipv6
    contact IPv6 hosts

-A, --active
    enable active mode transfer

-N, --netrc=NETRC
    select a specific initialization file

-d, --debug
    enable debugging output

-e, --no-edit
    disable command line editing

-g, --no-glob
    turn off file name globbing

-i, --no-prompt
    do not prompt during multiple file transfers

-n, --no-login
    do not automatically login to the remote system

-p, --passive
    enable passive mode transfer, default for `pftp'

--prompt[=PROMPT]
    print a command line PROMPT (optionally), even if not on a tty

-t, --trace
    enable packet tracing

-v, --verbose
    verbose output

-?, --help
    give this help list

-V, --version
    print program version

--usage
    give a short usage message

Mandatory or optional arguments to long options are also mandatory or optional for any corresponding short options.

AUTHOR
Written by many authors.

REPORTING BUGS
Report bugs to <bug-inetutils@gnu.org>.

COPYRIGHT
Copyright © 2017 Free Software Foundation, Inc. License GPLv3+: GNU GPL version 3 or later <http://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>.
This is free software: you are free to change and redistribute it. There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.

SEE ALSO
ftpd(1)

The full documentation for ftp is maintained as a Texinfo manual. If the info and ftp programs are properly installed at your site, the command

    info ftp

should give you access to the complete manual.