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Diffstat (limited to 'usr.bin/ftp/ftp.1')
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1 files changed, 26 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/usr.bin/ftp/ftp.1 b/usr.bin/ftp/ftp.1 index 6f2d635e60a..dd9f5258818 100644 --- a/usr.bin/ftp/ftp.1 +++ b/usr.bin/ftp/ftp.1 @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -.\" $OpenBSD: ftp.1,v 1.15 1997/09/04 04:42:34 millert Exp $ +.\" $OpenBSD: ftp.1,v 1.16 1997/12/17 16:03:01 millert Exp $ .\" $NetBSD: ftp.1,v 1.22 1997/08/18 10:20:22 lukem Exp $ .\" .\" Copyright (c) 1985, 1989, 1990, 1993 @@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ file transfer program .Sh SYNOPSIS .Nm +.Op Fl A .Op Fl a .Op Fl d .Op Fl e @@ -80,6 +81,14 @@ below for more information. Options may be specified at the command line, or to the command interpreter. .Bl -tag -width "port " +.It Fl A +Force active mode ftp. By default, +.Nm +will try to use passive mode ftp and fall back to active mode +if passive is not supported by the server. This option causes +.Nm +to always use an active connection. It is only useful for connecting +to very old servers that do not implement passive mode properly. .It Fl a Causes .Nm @@ -112,6 +121,10 @@ identity on the local machine), and, if necessary, prompt for a password and an account with which to login. .It Fl p Enable passive mode operation for use behind connection filtering firewalls. +This option has been deprecated as +.Nm +now tries to use passive mode by default, falling back to active mode +if the server does not support passive connections. .It Fl P Ar port Sets the port number to .Ar port . @@ -1337,6 +1350,18 @@ By default, this is bound to the TAB key. .Nm utilizes the following environment variables. .Bl -tag -width "FTPSERVERPORT" +.It Ev FTPMODE +Overrides the default operation mode. Recognized values are: +.Bl -tag -width "passive " +.It passive +passive mode ftp only +.It active +active mode ftp only +.It auto +automatic determination of passive or active (this is the default) +.It gate +gate-ftp mode +.El .It Ev FTPSERVER Host to use as gate-ftp server when .Ic gate |