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Make the description of the connect, get, and put commands clearer.

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Reported by:	Gary W. Swearingen <underway@comcast.net>
Submitted by:	Jim Brown <jpb@sixshooter.v6.thrupoint.net> (original version)
Reviewed by:	ru
PR:		docs/36459
MFC after:	3 weeks
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Simon L. B. Nielsen 2003-09-13 23:34:34 +00:00
parent dcdc6667ce
commit d7b645262d
Notes: svn2git 2020-12-20 02:59:44 +00:00 
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@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ Shorthand for "mode ascii"
.It Cm binary
Shorthand for "mode binary"
.Pp
.It Cm connect Ar host-name Op Ar port
.It Cm connect Ar host Op Ar port
Set the
.Ar host
(and optionally
@ -97,19 +97,32 @@ or
.Cm put
commands.
.Pp
.It Cm get Ar filename
.It Cm get Ar remotename localname
.It Cm get Ar file1 file2 ... fileN
Get a file or set of files from the specified
.Ar sources .
.Ar Source
can be in one of two forms:
a filename on the remote host, if the host has already been specified,
or a string of the form
.Ar hosts Ns : Ns Ar filename
to specify both a host and filename at the same time.
If the latter form is used,
the last hostname specified becomes the default for future transfers.
.It Cm get Oo Ar host : Oc Ns Ar file Op Ar localname
.It Cm get Xo
.Oo Ar host1 : Oc Ns Ar file1
.Oo Ar host2 : Oc Ns Ar file2 ...
.Oo Ar hostN : Oc Ns Ar fileN
.Xc
Get one or more files from the remote host.
When using the
.Ar host
argument, the
.Ar host
will be used as default host for future transfers.
If
.Ar localname
is specified, the file is stored locally as
.Ar localname ,
otherwise the original filename is used.
Note that it is not possible to download two files at a time, only
one, three, or more than three files, at a time.
.Pp
To specify an IPv6 numeric address for a host, wrap it using square
brackets like
.Dq Li [3ffe:2900:e00c:ffee::1234] : Ns Ar file
to disambiguate the
colons used in the IPv6 address from the colon separating the host and
the filename.
.Pp
.It Cm mode Ar transfer-mode
Set the mode for transfers;
@ -121,28 +134,24 @@ or
The default is
.Em ascii .
.Pp
.It Cm put Ar file
.It Cm put Ar localfile remotefile
.It Cm put Ar file1 file2 ... fileN remote-directory
Put a file or set of files to the specified
remote file or directory.
The destination
can be in one of two forms:
a filename on the remote host, if the host has already been specified,
or a string of the form
.Ar hosts Ns : Ns Ar filename
to specify both a host and filename at the same time.
If the latter form is used,
the hostname specified becomes the default for future transfers.
If the remote-directory form is used, the remote host is
assumed to be a
.It Cm put Ar file Op Oo Ar host : Oc Ns Ar remotename
.It Cm put Ar file1 file2 ... fileN Op Oo Ar host : Oc Ns Ar remote-directory
Put a file or set of files to the remote host.
When
.Ar remotename
is specified, the file is stored remotely as
.Ar remotename ,
otherwise the original filename is used.
If the
.Ar remote-directory
argument is used, the remote host is assumed to be a
.Ux
machine.
To specify IPv6 numeric addresses with
.Ar hosts ,
wrap them using square brackets like
.Bo Ar hosts Bc Ns : Ns Ar filename ,
to disambiguate the colon.
To specify an IPv6 numeric address for a
.Ar host ,
see the example under the
.Cm get
command.
.Pp
.It Cm quit
Exit