SolarOS 4.13.4 manual · app

ftp

Two-pane FTP file manager. The left pane is local mounted storage. The right pane is a remote FTP server. The app uses unencrypted IPv4 FTP and passive data connections.

Usage:

ftp HOST [PORT] [--user USER --password PASSWORD] [--remote PATH] [--local PATH]

Anonymous login is the default (anonymous with solaros@ as its password). Specify both --user and --password for an authenticated server. Passwords are plaintext on the network and remain in shell history when entered on the command line. Use FTP only on a trusted network.

Controls:

• Arrows navigate the active pane. Tab, Left, and Right switch panes.
• Enter opens a directory. r refreshes the remote and local listings.
• F3 views a local file. For a remote file, FTP downloads a temporary hidden

copy into the current local folder, opens its registered viewer, and removes the copy when control returns to FTP.

• F5 copies the current file or directory to the other pane. Directory

transfers are recursive. Copy and move show the same preparing/transfer progress popup used by Files.

• F6 moves the current file or directory to the other pane by completing the

copy before deleting the source.

• F7 creates a directory in the active pane.
• F8 recursively deletes the current item after confirmation.
• q, F10, or the app-exit key closes the connection and exits.
• After an operation refreshes the current directories, both panes retain their

cursor and scroll positions. Opening another directory starts at its top.

FTP is a resumable TUI on the display shell and VT100-compatible port shells. One operation runs at a time in its foreground worker. Existing destination files are replaced. A failed download removes its staging file and preserves an existing destination; a move does not delete its source unless the complete copy succeeds.