verbose - Enable/disable server responses

The verbose command is used to enable or disable the display of responses from the FTP server. If the output of responses is enabled, the verbose command disables it, and vice versa. On starting FTP, verbose is enabled by default.

The current setting for verbose can be determined by using the status command.

verbose

Example

The remote host is a Unix host.

1. Query the name of the remote working directory with verbose enabled.

   pwd
   257 "/usr/tcptest/man/sam/nach.bs2000" is current directory.
   

2. Transfer multiple files (with server responses). The FTP server function PORT is called implicitly. The prompt function is disabled.

   mget * 
   200 PORT command okay. 
   150 ASCII data for anton (89.16.100.0,1192). 
   226 Transfer complete.
   242 bytes received in 0.06 seconds 
   (3.69 Kbytes/s) 
   200 PORT command okay. 
   150 ASCII data for anton.1 (89.16.100.0,1193). 
   226 Transfer complete.
   150 ASCII data for caesar (89.16.100.0,1199). 
   226 Transfer complete.
   10845 bytes received in 0.78 seconds (13.56 Kbytes/s)
   

3. Rename a file (with server responses).

   rename anton zwaton 
   350 File exists, ready for destination name
   200 RNTO command okay.
   

4. Disable the server responses.

   verbose
   Verbose mode off.
   

5. pwd, mget and rename commands without server responses.

   pwd 
   mget * 
   rename anton zwaton