1  SET
 

2  DEFAULT
   Sets your default directory on either the remote host or the
   local host. To set the default directory on a remote host, you
   must have an FTP session with a remote host.

   DCL-Style Format

     SET DEFAULT  [ /LOCAL ] directory

   UNIX Style Formats

     cd  directory

     lcd  directory
 

3  Parameters
 

directory

   Required.

   Name of the directory to which to change the default.
 

3  Qualifiers
 

/LOCAL

   Optional. Default: remote.

   Changes the working directory on the local host.
 

3  Examples

   1.FTP> SET DEFAULT "/USR/USERS/ROLLINGS"
     250 CWD command successful.

     Changes the remote working directory to /usr/users/rollings.

   2.FTP> SET DEFAULT ~
     250 CWD command successful.
     250 New default directory is /USR/USERS

     Changes the remote working directory back to the default login
     directory.

   3.FTP> SET DEFAULT /LOCAL USER$1:[PRESS.CHECK]
     Local Directory now USER$1:[PRESS.CHECK]

     Changes your local working directory to USER$1:[PRESS.CHECK].
 

2  ERROR_LEVEL
   Sets maximum tolerance level for errors:

   o  ERROR - FTP tolerates errors and warnings, and will not exit
      when running in batch mode.

   o  SUCCESS - The default; FTP does not tolerate errors and will
      exit when running in batch mode.

   o  WARNING - FTP tolerates warnings and will not exit when
      running in batch mode.

   Format

     SET ERROR_LEVEL  error_level
 

3  Parameters
 

error_level

   Required.

   Severity of errors tolerated. Specify ERROR, SUCCESS, or WARNING.
   The default is SUCCESS.
 

3  Example

 FTP> SET ERROR_LEVEL ERROR
 Error level is ERROR.

     Sets the error level tolerance to ERROR.
 

2  PASSIVE
   Controls whether FTP client or server initiates data connections.

   DCL-Style Format

     SET PASSIVE  keyword

   UNIX-Style Format

     passive  keyword
 

3  Parameters
 

keyword

   The FTP client program starts with the value AUTO. All keyword
   comparisons are done without regard for typographical case (case-
   blind).

   o  ALL

      Does nothing. Un-implemented IPv6 feature.

   o  AUTO

      The FTP client uses the version of network protocol in use on
      the control connection to determine how the data connection
      is initiated. If the network protocol is IPv4, FTP client acts
      as though SET PASSIVE OFF had been specified. If the network
      protocol is IPv6, FTP client acts as though SET PASSIVE ON had
      been specified.

   o  OFF

      The FTP server initiates the data connection.

   o  ON

      The FTP client initiates the data connection. This is often
      useful when a network firewall exists on the path between the
      client and the server and prevents the FTP server from making
      outbound connections.
 

3  Example

 FTP> SET PASSIVE ON


       Passive is ON

     This command sets passive mode to ON. The FTP client always
     initiates the data connection.

 FTP> PASSIVE AUTO



       Passive is AUTO (IPv4: OFF, IPv6: ON).

     This command sets passive mode back to AUTO.
 

2  TYPE
   Defines the data representation type:

   o  ASCII - Appropriate for text files (default).

   o  IMAGE - Appropriate for transferring binary files,such as
      executable images.

   DCL-Style Format

     SET TYPE  type

   UNIX Style Format

     type  type
 

3  Parameters
 

type

   Required.

   Data representation type. Specify ASCII or IMAGE. If you do not
   use the SET TYPE command, the default is SET TYPE ASCII.
 

3  Example

 FTP> SET TYPE IMAGE
 200 Type set to I.

     Sets the data representation type to IMAGE for files you
     transfer during the current FTP session.