---
name: "ftpget"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "lftp"
version: "2.1.10-1"
release: "Debian 2.2 (Potato)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/ftpget"
---

# ftpget(1)

Get files fast from the commandline

## NAME

ftpget - Get files fast from the commandline

## SYNTAX

**ftpget** \[*options*\] *host filename* \[**-o** *local*\] \[*filename*\] ...

## VERSION

This man page documents ftpget version 2.0. Note that ftpget is deprecated and it is recommended to use scripting capabilities of **lftp**.

## DESCRIPTION

**ftpget** is a program that gets the given *filename* from the indicated *host*.  Multiple filenames can be specified. If a filename needs to be redirected to another local file then use the **-o** option.

## OPTIONS

- *-p, --port*

  Set port number

- *-u, --user*

  login as user using pass as password

- *-l, --list*

  Get listing of specified directories

- *-c, --continue*

  Reget specified file(s)

- *-q, --quiet*

  Run quietly (no output).

- *-v, --verbose*

  Run verbosely (lots of output).

- *--async-mode*

  Use asynchronos mode (faster)

- *--sync-mode*

  Use synchronos mode (compatible with bugs)

- *-o file*

  output to local file 'local' (default - base name of filename)

## SEE ALSO

[**lftp**(1)](/lftp/1.md)

## AUTHOR

```
Alexander V. Lukyanov
lav@yars.free.net
```

## ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

This manual page was originally written by Christoph Lameter \<clameter@debian.org\>, for the Debian GNU/Linux system.