# FTP Cli on WR44

**URL:** <https://forums.digi.com/t/ftp-cli-on-wr44/14222>\
**Category:** Digi TransPort WR (Series)\
**Tags:** ftp, cli\
**Created:** [January 21, 2015, 10:36pm UTC](https://forums.digi.com/t/ftp-cli-on-wr44/14222 "2015-01-21T22:36:36Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![digiuser833](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/f17d59/32.png) [@digiuser833](https://forums.digi.com/u/digiuser833)\
**Post date:** [January 21, 2015, 10:36pm UTC](https://forums.digi.com/t/ftp-cli-on-wr44/14222/1 "2015-01-21T22:36:36Z")

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Any examples on how to user the FTP cli on the router?

ftp  
USAGE: FTP |‘.’ …

I tried but keep returning error, I want to download and upload file from remote ftp server

etc…  
ftp ftp.server.com.sg anonymous blank emp\file.txt  
USAGE: FTP |‘.’ …  
ERROR

Thanks

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**Author:** ![NicholasWilson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/c77e96/32.png) [@NicholasWilson](https://forums.digi.com/u/NicholasWilson)\
**Post date:** [January 23, 2015, 4:51am UTC](https://forums.digi.com/t/ftp-cli-on-wr44/14222/2 "2015-01-23T04:51:42Z")

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The FTP CLI is only for uploading. Use the python ftplib for more advanced requirements.