Is there a way of listing the contents of the local directory in ftp?
ftp, ls
Solution
Yes:
`!dir`
The `!` tells the client to run a local shell command. Tested this using both the Windows and Fedora default ftp clients. Note that the actual command may depend upon your OS, for example `!ls` may be necessary on other versions of Unix/Linux.
For what it's worth, the `!` command is listed in the ftp client's help system:
ftp> help !
! escape to the shell
Problem
`lcd` changes local directories. `ls` lists files on remote directory. What I would like is `lls`, to list files on local directory. Is this possible? I know I can always open another terminal to do this, but I'm lazy!