Script inputs

Script inputs include:

  • method

    Required for all. Specifies the action to take:

    • get retrieves a file from the specified path.
    • put sends a file to the specified path.
    • dir requests a list of files in the specified directory path.
  • mode

    Optional.

    • For the put method, this indicates whether data is written to a destination file in ASCII or binary mode.
    • For the get method, this indicates how data is read from a source file. The default is binary.
  • path

    Required. Specifies the file path relative to the root web directory on the server.

    • For the put method, this is the destination path to the file that is created on the server.
    • For the get method, this is the source path to the file that is read from the server.
    • For the dir method, this is the directory path that is read.
  • style

    Optional. Used only with the dir method. Specifies the format of the outputted directory listing. The default is short.

    • short returns file names only, similar to the UNIX ls command. Default value.
    • long returns file names, dates, owners, and permissions, similar to the UNIX ls -l command.
  • data

    Required. This is applicable only for the put method. Specifies the data to pass to the system.