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| Transferring Files |
Overview of File Transfers
These types of files can be transferred:
- foreign file
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A file whose format is foreign to the target computer. For example, a Windows file format is foreign to a UNIX operating environment.
- transport file
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A file whose format has been changed to transport format, which can be subsequently read and changed to the native format of the target computer.
Transfer is the process of conveying a foreign file or a transport file between operating environments across a network. Various third-party products are available for performing this operation. This example uses FTP (File Transfer Protocol) to illustrate the transfer operation.
You perform a transfer operation by doing one of the following actions:
- pushing a file
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From the source computer, use the FTP put command to copy a file from the source computer to the target computer.
- pulling a file
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From the target computer, use the FTP get command to copy a file from the source computer to the target computer.
Your ability to push a file from the source to the target computer will depend on whether your access permission allows you to write to the target computer. For complete details, see your network documentation.
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