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2. Move to the preferable logical directory using the cd command.
Example
Moving to the lp directory and confirming the current directory.
ftp> cd /lp
250 Command OK.
ftp> pwd
257 ”/lp” is current directory
ftp>
3. Configure the transfer mode.
There are two types of transfer mode:
– BINARY mode, in which the file contents are output as it is
and
– ASCII mode, which converts the LF code to the CR+LF
code.
If a binary file converted by the printer driver is transferred, the
transfer mode has to be BINARY mode.
Example
Changing transfer mode to binary mode and verifying the
current mode
ftp> type binary
200 Type set to I.
ftp> type
Using binary mode to transfer files.
ftp>
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