Downloading Files Using an FTP Session
As you saw in the previous section, it's quite simple to establish a connection with an FTP server. Use the following steps to download files using FTP services:
1. |
Establish an FTP session by connecting to an FTP server. |
2. | Authenticate yourself as an anonymous user by supplying the login anonymous and your email address as a password. |
3. |
Navigate the FTP directories to locate the desired files. |
4. |
Initiate the download process. |
5. |
Close the FTP session and exit. |
After a connection is established, the next step is to locate the desired files. Navigating through an FTP site is similar to navigating around a Linux filesystem at a shell prompt (see Chapter 10, "Understanding the Linux Filesystem" ). The commands ...
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