AIX Tip of the Week: Using a Web Browser to FTP Files

Audience: AIX Users

Date: November 25, 2000

Any web browser can be used to ftp files using the standard URL syntax:

ftp://username:password@remote_host_name**

For security reasons, you should not include the password in the URL. The system will prompt for the missing password.

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**Note: the full URL ftp syntax is

ftp://username:password@remote_host_name:port/path;type=[a,d,i]

Where
port = the port number for ftp (if different from standard)
path = the directory path, relative to the user id's home directory
type = transfer type: a = ascii, d = directory listing, i = binary (default)