gftp

GFTP(1) General Commands Manual GFTP(1)

NAME

   gftp - file transfer client for *NIX based machines.

SYNOPSIS

   gftp [options] [[proto://][ user : [pass] @] server [: port ][/ directory ]]

DESCRIPTION

   gFTP is a file transfer client for *NIX based machines. It currently has a text interface and a GTK graphical interface. It currently supports the FTP, FTPS (control connection only),
   and SSH protocols.

OPTIONS

   You may enter a url on the command line that gFTP will automatically connect to when it starts up.

   --help, -h
          Display program usage.

   --info Display some information about how gFTP was built. Please send the output of this command when submitting a bug report.

   --version, -v
          Display the current version of gFTP.

   proto  This specifies the protocol that should be used. It can currently be one of the following options: ftp, ftps, ssh, local and bookmark. If omitted, the protocol specified by the
          default_protocol option will be used.

   user   The  username  that  will be used to log into the remote server. If omitted, your current username will be used for most protocols. For the FTP protocol, the anonymous username
          will be used.

   pass   The password that will be used to log into the remote server. If omitted, you will be prompted for the password. If you are using the FTP protocol, and the username  is  anony‐
          mous, then your email address will be used as the password.

   server The remote server to connect to.

   port   The remote port on the server to connect to. If omitted, the default port for the protocol will be used. The port will be looked up in the services(5) file.

   directory
          The directory to change to once you are connected to the remote server.

FILES

   ~/.gftp/gftprc
          Per user configuration file. Most of these options can be edited inside gFTP. This file is also commented very well.  ~/.gftp/bookmarks
                 Per user bookmarks file.

BUGS

   Report bugs at https://github.com/masneyb/gftp/issues

AUTHOR

   Brian Masney <masneyb@gftp.org> - http://www.gftp.org/

                                                                                       JUNE 2020                                                                                   GFTP(1)