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tftp(1)
NAME
  tftp - Provides the Trivial File Transfer Protocol (TFTP)

SYNOPSIS
  tftp [remote_host]

DESCRIPTION
  The tftp command transfers files between hosts using TFTP. Because TFTP is
  a minimal file transfer protocol, the tftp command does not provide all of
  the features described under the ftp command. For example, tftp does not
  provide subcommands to list remote files or change directories at the
  remote host, and limited file access privileges are given to the remote
  TFTP server. Note that the tftp command is not available when your host is
  operating in controlled access (secure) mode.

  The remote host must have a tftpd server started by its inetd server and
  have an account defined that limits the access of tftpd. Use the tftpd
  command to set up the TFTP environment and the nobody account.

  The tftp command has two forms: interactive form and command line form.  In
  the interactive form, tftp is issued alone or with a host argument that
  specifies the default host to use for file transfers during this session.
  You can also specify a port for the tftp connection to use.  When you enter
  the interactive form, the tftp> prompt appears.  In the command line form,
  you specify command arguments on the command line, and no prompt appears.
  The tftp command can overwrite a file, but prompts you before doing so.

  When transferring data to a remote host, the transferred data is placed in
  the directory specified by the remote_file argument.	remote_file must be a
  fully specified filename, and the remote file must both exist and have
  write permission set for others.  The tftp command attempts to write the
  data to the specified file.  However, if the remote TFTP server does not
  have the appropriate privileges to write the remote file or if the file
  does not already exist, the transfer fails.

SUBCOMMANDS
  The tftp subcommands can be entered in either their interactive form or in
  their command line form.

  ? [subcommand]

  help [subcommand]
      Displays help information.  If a subcommand is specified, only
      information about that subcommand is displayed.

  ascii
      Synonym for the mode ascii subcommand.

  binary
      Synonym for the mode binary subcommand.  This subcommand is used in the
      interactive mode.	 The image mode is the same as mode binary, but is
      used on the command line.

  connect host [port]
      Sets the remote host, and optionally the port, for file transfers.
      Because the TFTP protocol does not maintain connections between
      transfers, the connect subcommand does not create a connection to host,
      but stores the settings for transfer operations.	Because the remote
      host can be specified as part of the get or put subcommands, which
      overrides any host previously specified, the connect subcommand is not
      required.

  get remote_file [local_file]

  get remote_file [remote_file ...]
      Transfers a file or set of files from the remote host to the local
      host.  Each of the remote_file arguments can be specified in one of the
      following two ways:

	·
	As a file that exists on the remote host, if a default host was
	already specified.

	·
	As host:file, where host is the remote host and file is the name of
	the file to copy to the local system.  If this form of the argument
	is used, the last host specified becomes the default host for later
	transfers in this tftp session.

      In either case, remote_file must be a fully-specified filename.

  hash
      Toggles hash marks.

  mode type
      Sets the transfer mode to ascii or binary.  A transfer mode of ascii is
      the default.

  octet
      Sets mode to octet.

  put local_file [remote_file]

  put local_file [local_file...] remote_directory
      Transfers a file or set of files from the local host onto the remote
      host.  The remote_directory and remote_file arguments can be specified
      in one of the following two ways:

	·
	As a file or directory that exists on the remote host, if a default
	host was already specified.

	·
	As host:remote_file, where host is the remote host and remote_file is
	the name of the file or directory on the remote system.	 If this form
	of the argument is used, the last host specified becomes the default
	host for later transfers in this tftp session.

	In either of these cases, the remote filename or directory name must
	be a full pathname, even if the local and remote directories have the
	same name. If a remote directory is specified, the remote host is
	assumed to use UNIX pathname syntax.

  quit
      Exits tftp.  An End-of-File also exits the program.

  rate
      Displays transfer rate information.

  rexmt value
      Defines the retransmission time-out for each packet, in seconds.

  status
      Shows the current status of tftp, including the current transfer mode
      (ascii or binary), connection status, time-out value, and so on.

  timeout value
      Sets the total transmission time-out to the number of seconds specified
      by value.

  trace
      Turns packet tracing on or off.

  verbose
      Turns verbose mode, which displays additional information during file
      transfer, on or off.

EXAMPLES
  To enter tftp, check the current status, connect to host1, and transfer the
  file update from host1 to the local host, enter:

       $ tftp
       tftp> status

       Not connected.
       Mode: netascii  Verbose: off    Tracing: off
       Rexmt_interval: 5 seconds, Max-timeout: 25 seconds

       tftp> connect host1
       tftp> get /u/alice/update update

  The get subcommand transfers the file update from the remote host to your
  local host. Note that directory /u/alice on the remote host must have read
  permission set for others.

FILES
  /etc/hosts
      Defines the address of the local host, and specifies the names and
      addresses of remote hosts.

  /etc/services
      Defines the sockets and protocols used for Internet services.

SEE ALSO
  Commands:  ftp(1), ftpd(8), inetd(8), rcp(1), syslogd(8), tftpd(8)