FTP FOR USERS OF SHELL ACCOUNTS
Let's assume your id is "xx003", and the home page on your local system is named "index.htm", and that you have a text-based connection to your internet provider (i.e., you are using a 'shell' account.)
Three basic steps must be followed to install a home page at the Union
Instructions are also provided for installing graphics images, deleting files, creating and deleting directories, and navigating the directory tree.
To log into the Union and change to the Web directory
Use FTP to login to the Union; e.g., type ftp uahc.org
and respond with your id and password when prompted.
This will put you in your 'home' directory.
To install a Web page - e.g., index.html
Log into the Union and change control to your Web directory as above
Install the page in the Web directory by typing put index.html
To terminate the FTP session and exit the Union, type quit
To install a graphic image - logo.gif
Let's assume you have a Web subdirectory named "images" in which you want to install "logo.gif".
Log in to the Union as above
Change control to "images" by typing cd images
Since your file contains an image (or other non-ASCII), type binary
Install the image in your Web directory by typing put logo.gif
To display the name of the current directory, type pwd
To move up the directory tree
To move to the parent of the current directory, type
cd ..
To delete a file
To delete a file named "sermon.html",
change control to the directory in which that file resides and type
delete sermon.html
To create and delete directories
To create a new subdirectory named "staff", change control to the parent of that directory and type
mkdir staff
To delete a subdirectory named "staff", change control to the parent of that directory and type
rmdir staff
