NcFTP is an
FTP client
The File Transfer Protocol (FTP) is a standard communication protocol used for the transfer of computer files from a server to a client on a computer network. FTP is built on a client–server model architecture using separate control and data ...
program which debuted in 1990 as the first alternative FTP client. It was created as an alternative to the standard UNIX
ftp program, and offers a number of additional features and greater ease of use.
NcFTP is a
command-line user interface program, and runs on a large number of platforms.
See also
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NcFTPd
{{Infobox Software
, name = NcFTPd
, logo =
, screenshot =
, caption =
, author = Mike Gleason
, developer = NcFTP Software Inc.
, released = 1991
, latest release version = 2.8.7b
, latest release date = September 9, 2012
, latest pr ...
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Lftp
lftp is a command-line program client for several file transfer protocols. lftp is designed for Unix and Unix-like operating systems. It was developed by Alexander Lukyanov, and is distributed under the GNU General Public License.
lftp can t ...
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Comparison of FTP client software
The following tables compare general and technical information for a number of File Transfer Protocol (FTP) clients. Unless otherwise specified in footnotes, comparisons are based on the stable versions without any add-ons, extensions, or extern ...
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Wget
GNU Wget (or just Wget, formerly Geturl, also written as its package name, wget) is a computer program that retrieves content from web servers. It is part of the GNU Project. Its name derives from "World Wide Web" and " ''get''." It supports dow ...
References
* Peter Leung (March 14, 2006
Upload directories recursively with NcFTP Linux.com
Linux.com is a website owned by the Linux Foundation. The goal of the site is to provide information about the developments and changes in Linux and related products. Linux.com offers free Linux tutorials, news and blogs, discussion forums and ...
* Richard Petersen, ''Fedora 7 & Red Hat Enterprise Linux: the complete reference'', Edition 4, McGraw-Hill Professional, 2007, , p
342* Karl Kopper, ''The Linux Enterprise Cluster: build a highly available cluster with commodity hardware and free software'', No Starch Press, 2005, , pp
369–371
External links
* {{Official website, http://www.ncftpd.com/ncftp/
IBM - NcFTP: The flexible FTP clientDebian - Details of package ncftp in jessie
Free FTP clients
1991 software
Free software programmed in C