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 Basic FTP commands  
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The commands I use mostly : cd, ls, bye, bi, mget, mput, delete, lcd


? 
       to request help or information about the FTP commands 
ascii 
       to set the mode of file transfer to ASCII 
       (this is the default and transmits seven bits per character) 
binary 
       to set the mode of file transfer to binary 
       (the binary mode transmits all eight bits per byte and thus provides less chance of a transmission error and must be used to transmit files other than ASCII files) 
bye 
       to exit the FTP environment (same as quit) 
cd 
       to change directory on the remote machine 
close 
       to terminate a connection with another computer 
  
       close pike 
                      closes the current FTP connection with pike, 
                        but still leaves you within the FTP environment. 
delete 
       to delete (remove) a file in the current remote directory (same as rm in UNIX) 
get 
       to copy one file from the remote machine to the local machine 
  
       get ABC DEF 
                      copies file ABC in the current remote directory to (or on top of) a file named DEF in your current local directory. 
  
       get ABC 
                      copies file ABC in the current remote directory to (or on top of) a file with the same name, ABC, in your current local directory. 
help 
       to request a list of all available FTP commands 
lcd    
       to change directory on your local machine 
ls 
       to list the names of the files in the current remote directory 
mkdir 
       to make a new directory within the current remote directory 
mget 
       to copy multiple files from the remote machine to the local machine; 
         you are prompted for a y/n answer before transferring each file 
  
       mget * 
                      copies all the files in the current remote directory to your current local directory, using the same filenames. Notice the use of the wild card character, *. 
mput 
       to copy multiple files from the local machine to the remote machine; 
         you are prompted for a y/n answer before transferring each file 
open 
       to open a connection with another computer 
  
       open pike 
                      opens a new FTP connection with pike; 
                        you must enter a username and password for a pike account 
                            (unless it is to be an anonymous connection). 
put 
       to copy one file from the local machine to the remote machine 
pwd 
       to find out the pathname of the current directory on the remote machine 
quit 
       to exit the FTP environment (same as bye) 
rmdir 
       to to remove (delete) a directory in the current remote directory 

* I pull out some of the above information from the internet. Thus the credit is due to the people who originally worked hard for others.