---
name: "cftp"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "cftp"
version: "0.12-4"
release: "Debian 4.0 (Etch)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/cftp"
---

# cftp(1)

Comfortable FTP, a full-screen FTP client running on ASCII-terminals

## NAME

cftp - Comfortable FTP, a full-screen FTP client running on ASCII-terminals

## SYNOPSIS

**cftp** {-h\|-V}

**cftp** \[-p PORT\] \[-u USER\] \[-s\] {HOST\|ALIAS} \[DIRECTORY\]

**cftp** URL

## DESCRIPTION

**cftp** is used to transfer files from one computer to another via the FTP protocol.  Its advantages compared to most standard FTP clients is its full-screen representation of the remote directory tree, providing a compact overview of the remote server's contents.

Supported are FTP both with active and passive data connections, IPv4 and IPv6, and SFTP (a file transfer protocol using SSH for authorization and connection encryption).

## OPTIONS

- \-h, --help

  Print a overview about available options

- \-V, --version

  Display version number

- \-p, --port PORT

  Specify port

- \-u, --user USER

  Specify user

- \-s, --sftp

  Use sftp

## BROWSING

**cftp** understands the basic motion keys for both vi/less and GNU Emacs,  as well as cursor keys.  Browse through the FTP tree up and down using the cursor keys or 'k'(up) and 'j'(down).  Enter a directory or download a file by pressing 'cursor right', 'l' or ENTER.  Go back to parent directory by  hitting 'cursor left' or 'h'.

## KEYS

Most useful keys are listed below.  Press 'H' in  **cftp** for more keys

- t

  Tag selected file

- D

  Get tagged files

- H

  Help

- M

  Mkdir on remote-host

- a

  Set mode a (ASCII)

- i

  Set mode i (BINARY)

- g

  Change directory

- j

  Down

- k

  Up

- RETURN

  Get

- p

  Put

- q

  Exit **cfp**

## COMMANDS

Press 'H' for details.  By typing ':', you enter the command-mode, where you can enter one of the following commands:

- exit

  Exit cftp

- version

  Display version number of **cftp**

- redraw

  Redraw screen

- show-name

  Show name of file under cursor

- help

  Display help

- lcd

  Change directory on local host

- shell

  Shell escape

- colon

  Execute cftp command

- deidle

  Deidle connection (send 'NOOP', resets idle time)

- site

  Send site specific command

- reconnect

  Reconnect to server

- response

  Display dialog with server

- mkdir

  Create directory on server

- rmdir

  Remove directory on server

- prefix

  Prefix digit

- bind

  Bind key

- set

  Set option

- down

  Move cursor N lines down (default: 1)

- up

  Move cursor N lines up (default: 1)

- page-down

  Move N screens down (default: 1)

- page-up

  Move N screens up (default: 1)

- goto

  Goto line N (default: last)

## FILES

*~/.cftp*

On startup  **cftp** reads the file  *.cftprc* (in your home directory) if it exists.  It contains  **cftp** functions invocations (optionally with arguments), just as in the  \`bind' function.  Put  **cftp** commands in it which you want to be executed every time  **cftp** starts.  Not all functions are allowed in  *.cftprc*, however. For details see info page of **cftp.**

*~/.netrc*

In addition to its own config file  *~/.cftprc*, **cftp** scans your  *~/.netrc* file for access information (see info page for more information):

machine HOST login USER password PASSWD\
 macdef init\
 cd STARTDIR

## AUTHOR

This man-page was written by Dennis Stampfer \<seppy@debian.org\> based on the info page of **cftp.**

## SEE ALSO

For more information, see the info page of  **cftp.**