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tftp — Trivial File Transfer Protocol client. More information: <https://manned.org/tftp>.

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Problem

How to use the tftp command: Trivial File Transfer Protocol client. More information: <https://manned.org/tftp>.

Solution

tftp — Trivial File Transfer Protocol client. More information: <https://manned.org/tftp>.

Connect to a TFTP server with an interactive shell, specifying its IP address and port:

tftp {{server_ip}} {{port}}

Connect to a TFTP server and execute a TFTP [c]ommand:

tftp {{server_ip}} -c {{command}}

Connect to a TFTP server using IPv6 and force originating port to be in [R]ange:

tftp {{server_ip}} -6 -R {{port}}:{{port}}

[Interactive] Set the transfer mode to binary or ASCII through the tftp client:

mode {{binary|ascii}}

[Interactive] Download file from a server through the tftp client:

get {{file}}

[Interactive] Upload file to a server through the tftp client:

put {{file}}

[Interactive] Exit the tftp client:

quit

Code Snippets

Connect to a TFTP server with an interactive shell, specifying its IP address and port

tftp {{server_ip}} {{port}}

Connect to a TFTP server and execute a TFTP [c]ommand

tftp {{server_ip}} -c {{command}}

Connect to a TFTP server using IPv6 and force originating port to be in [R]ange

tftp {{server_ip}} -6 -R {{port}}:{{port}}

[Interactive] Set the transfer mode to binary or ASCII through the tftp client

mode {{binary|ascii}}

[Interactive] Download file from a server through the tftp client

get {{file}}

Context

tldr-pages: linux/tftp

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