— Function File: f = ftp (host)
— Function File: f = ftp (host, username, password)

Connect to the FTP server host with username and password. If username and password are not specified, user "anonymous" with no password is used. The returned FTP object f represents the established FTP connection.

— Function File: mget (f, file)
— Function File: mget (f, dir)
— Function File: mget (..., target)

Download a remote file file or directory dir to the local directory on the FTP connection f. f is an FTP object returned by the ftp function.

The arguments file and dir can include wildcards and any files or directories on the remote server that match will be downloaded.

If a third argument target is given, then a single file or directory will be downloaded with the name target to the local directory.

— Function File: mput (f, file)

Upload the local file file into the current remote directory on the FTP connection f. f is an FTP object returned by the ftp function.

The argument file is passed by the glob function and any files that match the wildcards in file will be uploaded.

— Function File: ascii (f)

Put the FTP connection f into ascii mode. f is an FTP object returned by the ftp function.

— Function File: binary (f)

Put the FTP connection f into binary mode. f is an FTP object returned by the ftp function.