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c: Copyright (C) Daniel Stenberg, daniel@haxx.se, et al. SPDX-License-Identifier: curl Long: ftp-pret Help: Send PRET before PASV Protocols: FTP Added: 7.20.0 Category: ftp Multi: boolean See-also:

• ftp-port
• ftp-pasv Example:
• --ftp-pret ftp://example.com/

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--ftp-pret

Send a PRET command before PASV (and EPSV). Certain FTP servers, mainly drftpd, require this non-standard command for directory listings as well as up and downloads in PASV mode.