QUFTP(1) David Parrish QUFTP(1)NAMEquftp - command line FTP client
SYNOPSISquftp [-vhi] [-r filename] [-s filename] [-d[n]] [URL]
DESCRIPTION
Command line FTP client, with support for queueing and transferring
server-to-server
-v Display version number, then exit
-h Display usage help, then exit
-i Ignore any errors that may occur processing a script
-r Use filename as the configuration instead of the default
-s Read in script commands from filename. If an error occurs during
script execution, quftp will exit unless -i is specified. After
the script is finished executing, quftp will drop into interac‐
tive mode.
URL Specify a valid ftp:// URL to connect to. Any valid URL should
be acceptable.
ftp://username:password@hostname:port/directory/
USAGE
Normally, quftp runs in interactive mode, where commands are entered at
the command line. Any of these commands can be put into a script file,
which is executed with the -s command line option.
Variables can be inserted into the command line using $variable, where
variable has already been defined using the set command.
To execute a shell command, enter !command at the prompt.
Basic help for each command can be obtained from within quftp by the
help commad.
quit Exit the program
exit Exit the program
ls [filespec]
List current directory. If filespec is given, it is passed
directly to the FTP server.
lls List the local directory
cd [dirname]
Change the current directory to dirname if dirname is not given,
display the current directory.
lcd dirname
Change the current local directory to dirname if dirname is not
given, display the current directory.
pwd Show current working directory
get filename...
Queue a file or files for download.
put filename...
Queue a file or files for upload
mkdir Create a new directory dirname
rmdir Remove a directory dirname
fxp filename...
Queue a file or files to be transferred between the current con‐
nection and the last connection ($LAST_CONNECTION). Use switch
to change the connection.
go Start transferring the queue
clear Delete all items from the queue
queue List all items on the queue
close Disconnect from the server
open URL
Connect to a server specified by URL.
status Show the current status of all available connections.
stat [filename]
Display statistics for filename.
nlst List just the filenames in the current directory.
switch [connection]
Switch to another connection. If connection is not given, switch
to the lat used connection ($LAST_CONNECTION).
debug [debuglevel]
Set debugging level. If debuglevel is not given, increase the
debugging level by 1. Debugging levels are:
1 No information - fairly quiet
2 Normal
3 More information
4 Internal function calls
5 Control connection data
user username [password]
Enter username and password for the server. If password is not
given, prompt the user for the password. This forces a re-con‐
nect if a connection is already established.
cat [filename]
Output filename to stdout
more [filename]
Page filename using the command given in $pager.
set variable value
Set variable to equal value. This is most commonly used in the
configuration file.
unset variable
Remove variable.
rm filename...
Delete a remote file or files.
run filename
Run a script file. After the script has finished, control is
returned to the user.
alias alias command
Define alias to execute command. If neither alias or command is
specified, list all the aliases that have been defined.
getlist filename
Read in filename and retrieve all the files listed.
assert Be sure the last command was successful. If it was not, exit the
program. This is normally only used in scripts, to stop execu‐
tion if a command does not work.
quote command
Send command verbatim to the server, and display the result.
CONFIGURATION
Configuration is read at startup from ~/.quftprc, although this can be
specified as a different file using the -c command line option. This
file must contain valid quftp commands, one per line. These commands
are generally ste commands that configure the quftp environment.
This section provides a brief overview of the configuration variables
and their possible values.
motd (true/false)
Display the server's Message Of The Day when establishing a con‐
nection
passive (true/false)
Use passive mode when transferring files. Read RFC 959 for a
description of passive mode.
pager (any valid program)
The name of the program to use as the pager when using the more
command. This should be specified with the full path.
email (any valid e-mail address)
This is uesd as the password when connecting to a server anony‐
mously.
progress_update (number)
How often should the progress bar be updated during a file
transfer (in seconds). If this is 0 then the progress bar will
not be displayed.
queuefiles (true/false)
Use the queue when transferring files. If false, then files will
be transferred immediately after entering the get, put or fxp
command.
quftp by default supports only UNIX-style listings from servers. If you
have a need to access another server type, run a ls command with the
debug level set to 5 (debug 5), and E-mail me with the the output from
the LIST command. Alternatively, you can try adding your own list
description in ftp.c (around line 35). This is unsupported, so please
e-mail me with any changes you make.
INTERNAL VARIABLES
State information internal to quftp is accessable read-only using the
normal variable commands, including set and normal variable expansion
($variable).
PROGRAM_NAME
Always contains "quftp"
VERSION
The version number of quftp being used. This is also the version
that is reported by the -v command line option.
CURRENT_CONNECTION
The number of the connection currently being actioned. Use the
switch command to use a different connection.
LAST_CONNECTION
The number of the last connection used. This is also the connec‐
tion that any files transferred with the fxp command will go to.
HOSTNAME
The name of the host the current connection applies to.
USERNAME
The username currently being used on the current connection.
BUGS
Report bugs to <david@dparrish.com>.
David Parrish March 2000 QUFTP(1)
