binary

Use binary to set the file transfer mode to binary, which is also called the "flow mode."

Syntax

binary

Default

The file transfer mode is binary.

Views

FTP client view

Predefined user roles

network-admin

mdc-admin

Usage guidelines

You can perform this operation only after you log in to the FTP server.

The carriage return characters vary with operating systems. For example, HPE products and Windows use /r/n, and Linux uses /n. To transfer files between two systems that use different carriage return characters, determine FTP transfer mode according to the file type.

FTP transfers files in the following modes:

• Binary mode—Transfers program file or pictures. This mode is also called "flow mode."

• ASCII mode—Transfers text files.

Examples

# Set the file transfer mode to binary.

ftp> binary
200 TYPE is now 8-bit binary

Related commands

ascii