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FTAM

Section: User Commands (1C)
Updated: 01 Mar 1987
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NAME

ftam - interactive ftam initiator

SYNOPSIS

ftam[options][host][command arguments ...]

DESCRIPTION

The ftam program implements the initiator side of the File Transfer, Access, and Management (FTAM) service.

Currently, implementations for Berkeley and AT&T UNIX exist.Supported are:the no-recovery FTAM-QoS;any ofthe transfer, management, and transfer and management service classes;the kernel, read, write, limited file management, enhanced file management, andgrouping functional units;and, the kernel and storage attribute groups.Only three document types are supported as of this writing:unstructured text files (FTAM-1),unstructured binary files (FTAM-3),and filedirectory files (NIST-9).

Typing INTR at the top-level does nothing,but typing it twice in a row at the top-level terminates ftam;typing INTR during additional prompting causes ftam to abort the command;typing INTR during file transfer causes the transfer to be aborted.

On start-up, ftam will read a file called .ftamrc in theuser's home directory.This file, if present, contains user-preference commands.

COMMANDS

append source destination: Appends to a file in the filestore.
cd [dir]: Changes the working directory on the virtual filestore.This requires the realstore variable to be set appropriately.
chgrp group file ...: Changes the account attribute of the named files.
close: Terminates the association with the virtual filestore.
dir [file]: Prints a long directory listing.
echo file ...: Simply echoes any arguments.Useful for seeing how globbed expressions will evaluate.
fdir stream [file]: Prints a long directory listing to a file or program.If ``stream'' starts with a vertical bar ``|'',then the named program is invoked;otherwise the named file is written.
fls stream [file]: Prints a directory listing to a file or program.If ``stream'' starts with a vertical bar ``|'',then the named program is invoked;otherwise the named file is written.
get source destination: Retrieves a file.
help [command]: Prints help information.For detailed information, try ``help ?''.
lcd [file]: Changes the working directory on the local system.
ls [file]: Prints a directory listing.
mkdir dir ...: Creates a directory.
mv source destination: Renames a file.
open host user [account]: Associates with the virtual filestore.The host parameter can be a full ISODE style presentation address, thename of an entity from the isoentites file, or if the dase service isused, an OSI directory name.
put source destination: Stores a file.
pwd: Prints the working directories.
quit: Terminates the association with the virtual filestore and exits.
rm file ...: Deletes a file.
set variable value: Displays or changes variables.For detailed information, try ``set ?''.
status: Shows the current status.

VARIABLES

bell: Rings the bell after each command terminates.Useful for long file transfers when you want to attend to other matters andbe notified when you can type another command.Boolean (values: on or off).
concurrency: Requests concurrency control for transfers.Values: off; on.
debug: This enables voluminous output during file transfers,among other things. Boolean.
glob: This enables the expansion of shell meta-characters.Operations which perform globbingrequire the realstore variable to be set appropriately.Boolean.
hash: This enables the printing of hash marks during file transfers. Values: off; on; total.
override: This sets the creation override mode for files being written to the virtualfilestore.Values:fail,the creation operation;select,use the existing file with its old contents and attributes(i.e., the put command acts like the append command);write,zero-truncate if it already exists, and use the existing file with its oldattributes;delete,if it already exists, then create a new file with new attributes.This defaults to ``write''.
qualifier: This sets the ``qualifier'' portion of the service whichftam will associate with.It is needed when using the current implementation of the MITREFTAM/FTP gateway.This defaults to ``filestore''.
query: This determines if ftam should ask the user to confirm operationsinvolving globbing that expand to more than one filename.Boolean.This defaults to ``on''.
realstore: Sets the type of remote realstore associated with the virtual filestore.This is used to help ftam act friendlier to the user!Values: unix, unknown.Note well: the concept of a realstore is contrary to the notion ofopen systems as it is an N*M (not N+M) method.
trace: This enables the tracing of FTAM PDUs. Boolean.
tracefile: This defines the file where tracing information is appended.Note that the pathname of this file is interpreted relatively to theISODE logging area.To have tracing information written to a file in the currentdirectory,start the filename with ``./''.
type: This defines the file transfer mode to use.Values: default, binary, text.
verbose: This enables printing of informative diagnostics during operation. Boolean.
watch: This enables watch mode,something in between debug mode (too voluminous),and verbose mode (not informative enough). Boolean.
userdn: This defines the Distinguished Name to be used when binding to theDirectory for AE-lookup. DN-string.
xsapfile: This defines the file where xPDU tracing information is appended.Value: any filename, or ``-'' for the diagnostic output.
xsaplevel: This enables tracing of the x module.Values: none, fatal, exceptions, notice,pdus, trace, debug, and all.

OPTIONS

-a acct: Sets the account to be used on the virtual filestore.
-c mode: Sets concurrency.
-d: Sets debug.
-f: Inhibits reading of the user's .ftamrc on startup.
-h: Sets hash.
-o mode: Sets override.
-t: Sets trace.
-u user: Sets the initiator identity to be used on the virtual filestore.
-v: Sets verbose (default for interactive use).
-w: Sets watch.

FILES

/etc/isodocumentsISODE FTAM document types database/etc/isoentitiesISODE entities database$HOME/.ftamrc  runcom file

DIAGNOSTICS

All obvious.

AUTHOR

Marshall T. Rose
This program is based heavily on the ftp(1c) program supplied withBerkeley UNIX.

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