Options
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mode -- transfer mode for downloads
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  * Option: mode

  * Short: mo

  * Default: 'i'

Transfer mode used for downloads; set to `i' for image (binary), `a' for ascii.

passive -- use passive mode to establish data connections
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  * Option: passive

  * Short: pv

  * Default: 0

stall-timeout -- timeout for stalled connections (in seconds)
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  * Option: stall-timeout

  * Short: st

  * Default: 900

If no data arrives on the data connection for this many seconds, consider the transfer stalled and abort.

tag-char -- char to mark tagged files with
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  * Option: tag-char

  * Short: tc

  * Default: '>'

Tagged files in the current directory are marked with this character in the first column.

hist-size -- size of ftp command/response history
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  * Option: hist-size

  * Short: hs

  * Default: 200

Specifies how many lines of ftp commands and responses exchanged with the ftp server to remember.  Remembered lines can be displayed with response.  See response

beep -- beep after some commands
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  * Option: beep

  * Short: bp

  * Default: 0

Tells cftp to beep after completing some commands, e. g. downloading tagged files.

scroll-limit -- minimum overlap for scrolling lists
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  * Option: scroll-limit

  * Short: sl

  * Default: 0

Don't scroll lists if overlap of old and new positions is less than scroll-limit lines; make a full redraw instead.

pager -- pager used to view files
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  * Option: pager

  * Short: pg

  * Default: "more"

Pager used to view files.  Defaults to the value of the environment variable $PAGER if set, to more otherwise.

sort -- sort criterium for directory listings
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  * Option: sort

  * Short: so

  * Default: 1

Set how to sort directory listings; possible values are

none
     list as returned by ftp server

name
     alphabetically by file name

date
     chronologically by modification time, newest first

name-r
     alphabetically by file name, in reverse order

date-r
     chronologically by modification time, oldest first

wrap -- wrap around bottom/top when scrolling
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  * Option: wrap

  * Short: wa

  * Default: 1

If set, scrolling wraps around bottom/top when scrolling.

user-anon-passwd -- whether to send user name as anonymous password
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  * Option: user-anon-passwd

  * Short: ua

  * Default: 0

If set, the username (and, if available, FQDN) is sent as password for anonymous.  If unset, ``anonymous' is sent instead.  Default is unset.