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RFC 959: File Transfer Protocol

Still current, but amended. Parts of this document are changed or extended by RFC 2228, RFC 2640, RFC 2773, RFC 3659, RFC 5797, RFC 7151. Read both.

In plain English — editorial summary, not part of the RFC

This memo is the official specification of the File Transfer Protocol (FTP) for the DARPA Internet community. The primary intent is to clarify and correct the documentation of the FTP specification, not to change the protocol. The following new optional commands are included in this edition of the specification: Change to Parent Directory (CDUP), Structure Mount (SMNT), Store Unique (STOU), Remove Directory (RMD), Make Directory (MKD), Print Directory (PWD), and System (SYST). Note that this specification is compatible with the previous edition.

Document record

Document ID
RFC959
Published
October 1985
Authors
J. Postel; J. Reynolds
Status
INTERNET STANDARD
Stream
Legacy
Area
—
Pages
69
Also known as
STD9
Obsoletes:
RFC 765
Updated by:
RFC 2228, RFC 2640, RFC 2773, RFC 3659, RFC 5797, RFC 7151

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Standards lineage

This document is one revision in a chain of 8 RFCs, each formally replacing the one before it.

  1. RFC 171 (1971)
  2. RFC 172 (1971)
  3. RFC 264 (1972)
  4. RFC 265 (1971)
  5. RFC 354 (1972)
  6. RFC 542 (1973)
  7. RFC 765 (1980)
  8. RFC 959 (1985)

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6 later RFCs formally update or obsolete part of this document.

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