Dalam pengujian di server localhost, kita akan menggunakan ftp client berbasis text. Secara otomatis ftp client sudah terinstall bersamaan dengan system operasi Debian.
debian-server:/home/fahrul# ftp localhost
220 ProFTPD 1.3.1 Server (Debian) [::ffff:127.0.0.1]
Name (localhost:root): ftp
331 Anonymous login ok, send your complete email address as your password
Password: ***
230 Anonymous access granted, restrictions apply
Remote system type is UNIX.
Using binary mode to transfer files.
ftp> ls
200 PORT command successful
150 Opening ASCII mode data connection for file list
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Mar 15 23:25 adalah
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Mar 15 23:25 dari
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Mar 15 23:25 direktori
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Mar 15 23:25 server
226 Transfer complete
ftp> bye
221 Goodbye.
