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FTPFS(4)							      FTPFS(4)

NAME
       ftpfs - file transfer protocol (FTP) file server

SYNOPSIS
       ftpfs [ -/dpq ] [ -m mountpoint ] [ -a password ] ftphost

DESCRIPTION
       Ftpfs  connects to ftphost using the Internet's File Transfer Protocol,
       and makes the remote files visible at mountpoint (default:  /n/ftp)  in
       the current name space, for access by ordinary Inferno file operations.
       In other words, it is a protocol translator between FTP	and  9P.   The
       connection  is  shut  down  by unmounting the mount point; see bind(1).
       The ftphost can be any address acceptable to cs(8); the default network
       is tcp, and the default service is ftp (port 21).

       Ftpfs  will prompt for a user name and password as ftphost demands.  If
       the FTP host supports `anonymous	 FTP'  (ie,  guest  access),  it  will
       accept the user name and a conventional password (notionally the user's
       e-mail address).	 Given the -a option, ftpfs automatically logs	in  as
       with the password supplied, avoiding prompting.

       By  default,  ftpfs  uses a `passive' connection for file transfer: the
       remote system gives the local system a new address to call to fetch the
       data.   This  often  works best for local systems behind firewalls that
       block incoming calls to arbitrary ports, but can fail for  instance  if
       the  remote  system  does not support passive mode, or is itself behind
       such a firewall.	 The -p option forces `active' connection:  the	 local
       system  gives the remote machine an address on which to call it back to
       transfer the data.

       Other options are:

       -/     Mount the remote machine's root directory on mountpoint, not the
	      user's home directory (which is used by default).

       -q     Suppress the printing of chatter (`informational messages') from
	      the remote server.

       -d     Display all FTP protocol transactions to allow a failure to con‐
	      nect to be debugged.

       Ftpfs keeps a limited local cache of remote files and directories.  The
       cache is kept consistent with file  and	directory  operations  by  the
       local user through the current connection, but not with changes made by
       others on the remote site.  Cached entries for a given directory can be
       flushed	explicitly  by	accessing the name .flush.ftpfs in that direc‐
       tory.

EXAMPLE
       Mount a remote machine and copy files from there to here.

	      mkdir here
	      ftpfs -a 'bloggs@' ftp.vitanuova.com
	      cp /n/ftp/package.tgz here
	      unmount /n/ftp

FILES
       /tmp/ftp.*
	      Temporarily cached files

SOURCE
       /appl/cmd/ftpfs.b

BUGS
       Symbolic links are not supported.
       Ftpfs does not implement `rename', forcing mv(1) to rename by copying.

								      FTPFS(4)
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