Linux in a Nutshell, Third Edition

Name

tftp

Synopsis

tftp [host [port]]

Description

User interface to the TFTP (Trivial File Transfer Protocol), which allows users to transfer files to and from a remote machine. The remote host may be specified, in which case tftp uses host as the default host for future transfers.

Commands

Once tftp is running, it issues the prompt:

tftp>

and recognizes the following commands:

? [command-name...]

Print help information.

ascii

Shorthand for mode ASCII.

binary

Shorthand for mode binary.

connect hostname [port]

Set the hostname, and optionally the port, for transfers.

get filename , get remotename localname , get filename1 filename2 filename3...filenameN

Get a file or set of files from the specified remote sources.

mode transfer-mode

Set the mode for transfers. transfer-mode may be ASCII or binary. The default is ASCII.

put filename , put localfile remotefile , put filename1 filename2...filenameN remote-directory

Transfer a file or set of files to the specified remote file or directory.

quit

Exit tftp.

rexmt retransmission-timeout

Set the per-packet retransmission timeout, in seconds.

status

Print status information: whether tftp is connected to a remote host (i.e., whether a host has been specified for the next connection), the current mode, whether verbose and tracing modes are on, and the values for retransmission timeout and total transmission timeout.

timeout total-transmission-timeout

Set the total transmission timeout, in seconds.

trace

Toggle packet tracing.

verbose

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