CuteFTP v4 User’s Guidebe readable and not writable or executable, set its permission to 4. This works the same for Write and Execute. Executable only files have a permission of 1. If you want a file to have Read and Write permissions, add the Read and Write values together (4+2) and you get 6 — the permissions setting for Read and Write. If you want the file to be Read, Write, and Execute, use the value 7 (4+2+1). Do this for each of the three permission groups and you get a valid CHMOD mask. If you want your file to have Read, Write, and Execute permissions (4+2+1) for yourself; Read and Execute (4+1) for your group; and Execute (1) only for everyone else, you would set the file permissions to 751.Directory Information and StatisticsCuteFTP maintains information regarding your directories and files in an easily accessible feature called Directory Information. Directory Information displays paths, number of files, combined file size, and other information for all files and selected files. To view the directory information, select Commands/Directory/Directory Information from the menu bar.Comparing Local and Remote DirectoriesContents of local and remote directories can be compared using the Compare Directories command. To use Compare Directories, navigate to the desired directory in both the local and remote panes. Then, select Commands/Directory/Compare Directories from the menu bar. Select the desired comparison options:IGNORE CASE. Will not look at capitalization during comparison. COMPARE SIZES. Will look at file size during comparison. COMPARE DATES. Will look at file dates during comparison.Files that match will NOT be highlighted.Site to Site TransfersCuteFTP is capable of transferring files from one remote server to another. Some servers do not allow this style of transfer; if you’re having difficulty getting this feature to function properly please contact the administrator of the FTP site to see if Site to Site Transfers are supported. To perform a site-to-site transfer, connect to the first remote site and choose Window/New CuteFTP Window to launch another instance of CuteFTP. Connect to the second site in the new window. Drag & drop the desired file from one window to the other.Saving Remote/Local Download PathsTo save the current local or remote directory path information to the FTP Edit Site screen, select Commands/Session/Save Remote (or Local) Path. The current path will be saved in the Initial Remote (or Local) Directory field in the Site Manager’s Edit Site/ Settings Page 1.EXAMPLE: You login anonymously to ftp.cuteftp.com and by default start out in the root directory. You then double-click the pub folder and then the CuteFTP folder which puts you in /pub/CuteFTP. Click Commands/Session/Save Remote Path as in Step 1 above. Then /pub/CuteFTP is saved into the Initial Remote Directory field under Edit Site in the Site Manager. Next time you connect to this site, you will be automatically placed into the /pub/CuteFTP directory.Using BookmarksCuteFTP uses bookmarks to mark local and/or remote directories so you can quickly access them at a later date. Only bookmarks specific to an open site will be available for use. There are two ways to add bookmarks.To bookmark a directory automatically, navigate your way to the desired directory. Select Bookmarks/Add from the menu bar. Choose a name for the bookmark. To use the bookmark, connect to the site you bookmarked. Select Bookmarks from the menu bar and choose the desired bookmark from the pull-down menu. To add a bookmark manually, right- click a site in the Site Manager and choose Advanced/Add Path Bookmark... Name the bookmark and enter a local and remote directory on the right-hand side of the window. To edit or remove existing bookmarks, select Bookmarks/Edit from the menu bar. Select a bookmark and click the Edit or Remove button. Getting Link as File This command directs CuteFTP to get a directory link as a file so that the user does not have to change directories to get files. From the menu bar, click on Commands/File Actions/Get Link as File. The contents of the linked directory will begin downloading.14
