To use FTP, enter the commands summarized below. For complete
    descriptions (including UNIX equivalents) of each command, type
    the following command:

    $ FTP

    FTP>HELP

    Command               Description

    Starting and Exiting (At the DCL Prompt)

    FTP                   Invokes FTP.
    FTP remote_host       Invokes FTP and establishes a connection to
                          a remote host.

    Starting and Exiting (At the FTP> Prompt)

    CONNECT               Establishes a connection to a remote host.
    DISCONNECT            Closes the connection with the remote host.
    EXIT                  Closes the connection with the remote host
    Ctrl/Z                and exits FTP.

    Sending Commands to the Remote Host

    APPEND                Appends a local file to a remote file.
    CREATE/DIRECTORY      Creates a remote directory.
    DELETE                Deletes remote files.
    DIRECTORY             Lists remote file names and related
                          information.
    GET                   Copies files from the remote host to the
                          local host.
    LOGIN                 Logs you in to a remote host.
    PUT                   Copies files from the local host to the
                          remote host.
    RENAME                Renames remote files.
    SET DEFAULT           Sets the remote working directory or the
                          local working directory.
    SHOW DEFAULT          Displays the name of the current working
                          directory.
    VIEW                  Displays the contents of a file on the
                          current output device.

    Suspending FTP to Return to DCL Prompt

    SPAWN                 Suspends FTP to create a subprocess at the
                          local DCL prompt.

    Customizing Your Session's Environment

    DISABLE LOG           Disables the display of all the protocol
                          commands sent to the remote host.
    DISABLE PARSE         Disables the expansion of file names.
    DISABLE               Disables the sending of the FTP protocol
    PORT_COMMAND          PORT command.
    DISABLE REPLY         Disables the display of all responses from
                          the remote host.
    DISABLE               Disables the display of # for each 1K bytes
    TRANSFER_VERIFICATION of data transferred.
    DISABLE               Disables the special OpenVMS-to-OpenVMS
    VMS_PLUS              transfer mode.
    ENABLE LOG            Enables the display of all protocol
                          commands sent to the remote host.
    ENABLE PARSE          Enables the expansion of file names.
    ENABLE                Enables the sending of the FTP protocol
    PORT_COMMAND          PORT command.
    ENABLE REPLY          Enables the display of all responses from
                          the remote host.
    ENABLE                Enables the display of the pound sign (#)
    TRANSFER_             for each 1K bytes of data transferred.
    VERIFICATION
    ENABLE                Enables the OpenVMS-to-OpenVMS transfer
    VMS_PLUS              mode.
    HELP                  Invokes help.
    QUOTE                 Sends FTP commands to the remote host
                          without local interpretation.
    SET TYPE              Defines the data representation for file
                          transfers.
    SHOW STATUS           Displays the current FTP parameter settings
                          and, if you have an open connection, the
                          name of the connected host.
    SPAWN                 Starts a subprocess at the DCL prompt.