User’s Guide WS_FTP Pro Summary Here is a list of all arguments you can use in the command line. Note that
the -i argument must precede the -p argument when both are used, and
that both of these arguments must precede any other arguments.
Arguments
(alphabetical)
When to use Important
restrictions
-ascii Use -ascii when transferring text files. -binary Use -binary when transferring non-
text files such as executable programs,
word processing documents, and so on.
-c account Use -c to work with sites that require an
account for the user to log in, or to access
partitions. account is the name of your
account on the FTP site.
-d
path_and_filename
Use -d to indicate the destination path
and desired file name of the file you want
to upload or download.
-i inifile Always use -i to indicate which site
folder the site configuration i s stored in.
For example, use -i games.ini if the
FTP site is stored in your Games folder.
(The only time you don't need this
parameter is i f t he site is stored in your
Sites folder.)
The -i argument
must precede all
other arguments.
-lower Use -lower to have WS_FTP Pro con-
vert file names to lower case letters when
you transfer from your PC to an FTP site.
If you use the
-lowerargument, it
must be at the very
end of the command.
-m text_file Use -m to do transfers that involve multi-
ple source locations, multiple destina-
tions, or multiple commands. text_file is
the name of the file that contains the com-
mands.
-p site_name Use -p to connect to a configured site,
where site_name is the name of the site
configuration. The site configuration
must be in the default .ini file or in the .ini
file specified with the -i argument.
The -p argument
must precede all
arguments except
-i.
-quiet Use -quiet to prevent WS_FTP Pro
from displaying message boxes.
-s
path_and_filename
Use -s to indicate the source path and
file name of the file you want to upload or
download.
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