---
name: "ftp-ls"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "ncbi-entrez-direct"
version: "14.6.20210224+dfsg-4+b1"
release: "Debian 11 (Bullseye)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/ftp-ls"
---

# ftp-ls(1)

list directory entries on an FTP server (DEPRECATED)

## NAME

ftp-ls - list directory entries on an FTP server (DEPRECATED)

## SYNOPSIS

**ftp-ls** (**edirect -ftpls**) *server* *dir*

## DESCRIPTION

**Note:** **ftp-ls** will not appear in future releases of NCBI Entrez Direct. Instead, please use **nquire -lst**.

**ftp-ls** lists the contents of a given directory on a specified file server. It prints one line per item, using a subset of **ls -F**'s notation:

- \*

  Regular files' names appear as is.

- \*

  Subdirectories' names appear with trailing slashes (**/**).

- \*

  Symbolic links' names appear with trailing at signs (**@**), whether they refer to files or directories.

## SEE ALSO

[**archive-pubmed**(1)](/archive-pubmed/1.md), [**download-ncbi-data**(1)](/download-ncbi-data/1.md), [**download-pubmed**(1)](/download-pubmed/1.md), [**download-sequence**(1)](/download-sequence/1.md), [**edirect**(1)](/edirect/1.md), [**ftp-cp**(1)](/ftp-cp/1.md), [**index-pubmed**(1)](/index-pubmed/1.md), [**ls**(1)](/ls/1.md).