FTP

[Aditya Rao]

hi, my name is aditya. i am new to vc++. i am trying to create a ftp application. what i want to know is when we connect to a ftp site. there are many directories on the site(apart from the files). so how can i see the contents of the directories or download the whole directory present there. aditya

[Jorgen Sigvardsson]

From the RFC[^]:

LIST (LIST)

        This command causes a list to be sent from the server to the
        passive DTP.  If the pathname specifies a directory or other
        group of files, the server should transfer a list of files
        in the specified directory.  If the pathname specifies a
        file then the server should send current information on the
        file.  A null argument implies the user's current working or
        default directory.

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