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lcd changes local directories.

ls lists files on remote directory.

What I would like is lls, to list files on local directory.

Is this possible?

I know I can always open another terminal to do this, but I'm lazy!

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Yes:

!dir

The ! tells the client to run a local shell command. Tested this using both the Windows and Fedora default ftp clients. Note that the actual command may depend upon your OS, for example !ls may be necessary on other versions of Unix/Linux.

For what it's worth, the ! command is listed in the ftp client's help system:

ftp> help !
!               escape to the shell
Justin Ethier
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    No problem, glad to help :). Actually picked up the idea from vim, which uses `!` to run local shell commands. – Justin Ethier Mar 18 '10 at 02:56
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    If you are using Apple's bash shell (or similar versions), you'll need to use `!ls` instead of `!dir`. – user Jul 24 '13 at 01:14
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    Good point, on a *nix system, `ls` would be the proper command. Just depends what OS you are running your ftp client on... – Justin Ethier Jul 24 '13 at 02:43
  • I'm used to use `lls` in other FTP clients. So I've created an alias like this in `~/.config/lftp/rc`: `alias lls ls -alh`. – negora Sep 05 '22 at 11:28
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To list files locally use following command

!dir

Or use following command

!ls

Note: ! means locally not the remote.

lcd is working but !cd will not work and lpwd is not working but !pwd is working.

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