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1 Long: ftp-port
2 Arg: <address>
3 Help: Use PORT instead of PASV
4 Short: P
5 Protocols: FTP
6 See-also: ftp-pasv disable-eprt
7 ---
8 Reverses the default initiator/listener roles when connecting with FTP. This
9 option makes curl use active mode. curl then tells the server to connect back
10 to the client's specified address and port, while passive mode asks the server
11 to setup an IP address and port for it to connect to. <address> should be one
12 of:
13 .RS
14 .IP interface
15 e.g. "eth0" to specify which interface's IP address you want to use (Unix only)
16 .IP "IP address"
17 e.g. "192.168.10.1" to specify the exact IP address
18 .IP "host name"
19 e.g. "my.host.domain" to specify the machine
20 .IP "-"
21 make curl pick the same IP address that is already used for the control
22 connection
23 .RE
24 
25 If this option is used several times, the last one will be used. Disable the
26 use of PORT with --ftp-pasv. Disable the attempt to use the EPRT command
27 instead of PORT by using --disable-eprt. EPRT is really PORT++.
28 
29 Since 7.19.5, you can append \&":[start]-[end]\&" to the right of the address,
30 to tell curl what TCP port range to use. That means you specify a port range,
31 from a lower to a higher number. A single number works as well, but do note
32 that it increases the risk of failure since the port may not be available.
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