Upload the whole directory with FTP from the command line

Question

I've got this .bat file:

ftp -s:commands.txt

File commands.txt:

open www.domain.nl
username
password
cd path/to/upload/to/
prompt

How can I now upload the folder where I ran the .bat to the server? It doesn't really matter if upload.bat and commands.txt get uploaded too.

Note: Depending on how you are using FTP, it might be a good idea to _[find alternatives to FTP](http://blog.jdpfu.com/2011/07/10/why-you-need-to-stop-using-ftp)_ at some point... — summea, Apr 22 '14 at 18:32
Also see: [How do I FTP multiple files from the command line?](http://superuser.com/questions/358099/how-do-i-ftp-multiple-files-from-the-command-line) — Ƭᴇcʜιᴇ007, Apr 22 '14 at 19:19

score 8 · Accepted Answer · edited Jun 03 '16 at 18:52

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You would use mput *.* (multiple put).

You may need to use lcd (local change directory), but not likely. I believe it defaults to the folder the command is run from.

Here is a list of commands you can use.

edited Jun 03 '16 at 18:52

Peter Mortensen

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answered Apr 22 '14 at 18:43

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I just tested this, and it works fine for all the files directly in the current directory. However, it gives an error for subdirectories. How can I get this to work? – Jonan Apr 22 '14 at 20:01
unfortunately, with the Windows FTP client, you cant. You would have to use a 3rd party FTP program such as NcFTP - http://www.ncftp.com/ – Keltari Apr 22 '14 at 20:06

score 2 · Answer 2 · edited Jun 03 '16 at 20:40

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I'm not sure that the underlying FTP protocol provides for a recursive transfer of a directory. Your best bet is to zip it, send it, and then unzip the directory at the remote location.

edited Jun 03 '16 at 20:40

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could I also automatically zip the folder? and how could I unzip it on the server? – Jonan Apr 22 '14 at 20:01

Upload the whole directory with FTP from the command line

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