Native z/OS FTP commands versus Tectia SFTP commands

Tectia client tools for z/OS convert the unsecured FTP subcommands to secure SFTP commands according to the following matrix:

Table 6.1. Comparison between native z/OS FTP subcommands and SFTP commands

z/OS FTP subcommand	Tectia SFTP command	Description
ascii	ascii	Change the data transfer type to ASCII
binary	binary	Change the data transfer type to image
cd `directory`	cd `directory`	Change the working directory or file group on the remote host:
cd /mydir/test	cd /mydir/test	- when the remote end is Unix
	cd //	- when the remote end is mainframe, go to MVS-level `prefix.`*
cd 'my.dataset.cntl'	cd //'my.dataset.cntl'	Define an absolute dataset
cd my.dataset.cntl	cd //my.dataset.cntl	Define a relative dataset
delete `foreign_file`	rm [options...] `foreign_file`	Delete the foreign_file (or a directory with the `rm` command)
delete `your_file.txt`	rm `your_file.txt`	Delete a file
	rm `yourdir`	Delete a directory
dir `name` (DISK	ls	View directory contents. See the options in the `ls` command
lcd `directory`	lcd `directory`	Change the current working directory on the local host
lcd 'my.dataset.cntl'	cd //'my.dataset.cntl'	Define an absolute dataset
lcd my.dataset.cntl	cd //my.dataset.cntl	Define a relative dataset
lmkdir `directory` (LIKE `remote_directory`	lmkdir `directory`	Make a directory on the remote host
lmkdir example	lmkdir example	When the local dir is MVSUSER.FTP. then MVSUSER.FTP.EXAMPLE is created
locsite `parameters...`	lsite `parameters...`	Define parameters for controlling the file transfer. Many of the parameters are the same. See the manual.
ls `name` (DISK	ls [-R] [-l] [-S] [-r] [-p] [-z\|+z] [`file...`]	List only the names of a set of remote files, file group, or directory
ls bart	ls bart
	ls //'USER1.TEST.PS.'	List all MVS datasets with prefix USER1.TEST.PS
	ls //__USER1.TEST.PS.	List all MVS datasets with prefix USER1.TEST.PS (for a client that does not send the / character)
	ls -l	Extended list command
ls bart (DISK		SFTP has no option to store the output
get `srcfile` `dstfile` (REPLACE	sget [options...] `srcfile` [`dstfile`]
get myfile	sget myfile
mget `foreign_file` (REPLACE	mget [options...] `file`	Copy multiple files from a remote host to your local host, and create a corresponding number of local files. For SFTP 'replace' is the default!
mget `foreign_file`	mget --overwrite=no `foreign_file`	Note: The defaults are different!
mkdir `directory` (LIKE `local_directory`)	mkdir `directory`	Make a directory on the remote host
mput `local_data_set`	mget [options...] `file`	Copy multiple datasets from your local host to the remote host. For SFTP 'replace' is the default!
mget `foreign_file`	mput --overwrite=no `foreign_file`	Note: The defaults are different!
open `hostname portnumber`	open `hostname` \| -l	Open a connection to the given host, or to local host: `open -l`
open `remhost`	open `REMUSER@remhost`	Open a connection to a remote host
put `srcfile` `dstfile` (REPLACE	sput [options...] `srcfile` [`dstfile`]
put 'myfile.dataset.cnt' c:\bart.txt	sput //'myfile.dataset.cnt' c:\bart.txt	The mainframe dataset specification syntax can be different per client
	sput /ftadv:P=TEXT/__DATASET.TXT file.txt	When advice is used, the preferred dataset specification is different
rename `oldfile` `newfile`	rename `oldfile` `newfile`	Rename a file
IBM z/OS: `For MVS datasets`, if the dataset that is specified by the `newfile` value already exists, the server rejects the rename request. `For z/OS UNIX files and named pipes`, if the file that is specified by the `newfile` value already exists, the existing file is replaced. Tectia: Tries to rename the `oldfile` to `newfile`. If the new file already exists, the files are left intact.
sendsite	not applicable	Toggle the automatic sending of the SITE commands when sending a dataset to a foreign host.
quit	quit
bye	bye	The same as quit.