ascii

Function

The ascii command sets the file transfer mode to ASCII on an FTP client.

The default file transfer mode is ASCII.

Format

ascii

Parameters

None

Views

FTP client view

Default Level

3: Management level

Usage Guidelines

Files can be transferred in ASCII or binary mode.

ASCII mode is used to transfer plain text files, and binary mode is used to transfer application files, such as system software, images, video files, compressed files, and database files.

Example

# Set the file transfer mode to ASCII.

<HUAWEI> ftp 10.137.217.201
Trying 10.137.217.201 ...
Press CTRL+K to abort
Connected to 10.137.217.201.
220 FTP service ready.
User(10.137.217.201:(none)):huawei
331 Password required for huawei.
Enter password:
230 User logged in.

[ftp] ascii
200 Type set to A.