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A FTP client uses the FTP protocol to connect to an FTP Server to transfer files.

Basic text-based FTP clients come with many Operating System s, including Windows , DOS , Linux and Unix . However, many enhanced clients are available typically as Shareware / Freeware for Windows and as Free Software for Unix-like systems. Many modern Web Browser s have built-in FTP clients as well (though, as a rule of thumb, dedicated FTP clients work better for private FTP servers than browsers).

Some operating systems including newer versions of Windows, Mac OS X or Linux (e.g. with FUSE ) can mount FTP servers as virtual drives directly within the operating system, which may be easier or more convenient for some users than using a specialized client.

Desktop environments such as KDE or GNOME integrate FTP through KIO or GNOME VFS .

Some FTP clients can connect to two servers and FXP data between them. Many clients also supports SSL connections between the client and the server.


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