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[slustork73]

Some unix commands work, I am ftped into my account such as ls  , pwd, cd etc but find and man give me an invalid command. Can anyone advise me what I need to do to access standard unix commands?

[Bakes]

FTP commands are not the same as unix commands.

These are all the supported FTP commands in windows

! - Runs the specified command on the local computer
? - Displays descriptions for ftp commands
append - Appends a local file to a file on the remote computer
ascii - Sets the file transfer type to ASCII, the default
bell - Toggles a bell to ring after each file transfer command is completed (default = OFF)
binary - Sets the file transfer type to binary
bye - Ends the FTP session and exits ftp
cd - Changes the working directory on the remote computer
close - Ends the FTP session and returns to the command interpreter
debug - Toggles debugging (default = OFF)
delete - Deletes a single file on a remote computer
dir - Displays a list of a remote directory's files and subdirectories
disconnect - Disconnects from the remote computer, retaining the ftp prompt
get - Copies a single remote file to the local computer
glob - Toggles filename globbing (wildcard characters) (default = ON)
hash - Toggles hash-sign (#) printing for each data block transferred (default = OFF)
help - Displays descriptions for ftp commands
lcd - Changes the working directory on the local computer
literal - Sends arguments, verbatim, to the remote FTP server
ls - Displays an abbreviated list of a remote directory's files and subdirectories
mdelete - Deletes one or more files on a remote computer
mdir - Displays a list of a remote directory's files and subdirectories
mget - Copies one or more remote files to the local computer
mkdir - Creates a remote directory
mls - Displays an abbreviated list of a remote directory's files and subdirectories
mput - Copies one or more local files to the remote computer
open - Connects to the specified FTP server
prompt - Toggles prompting (default = ON)
put - Copies a single local file to the remote computer
pwd - Displays the current directory on the remote computer (literally, "print working directory")
quit - Ends the FTP session with the remote computer and exits ftp (same as "bye")
quote - Sends arguments, verbatim, to the remote FTP server (same as "literal")
recv - Copies a remote file to the local computer
remotehelp - Displays help for remote commands
rename - Renames remote files
rmdir - Deletes a remote directory
send - Copies a local file to the remote computer (same as "put")
status - Displays the current status of FTP connections
trace - Toggles packet tracing (default = OFF)
type - Sets or displays the file transfer type (default = ASCII)
user - Specifes a user to the remote computer
verbose - Toggles verbose mode (default = ON)

You need sftp/ssh or rdp access to run B3.