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A '''file transfer protocol''' is a convention or standard that controls or enables the transfer of [[computer file|file]]s between two computing endpoints. Unlike with a general-purpose [[Protocol (computing)|communication protocol]], file transfer protocols are not designed to send arbitrary data or facilitate [[asynchronous communication]] such as [[Telnet]] sessions. They are meant solely to send the stream of [[bit]]s stored as a single unit in a [[file system]], plus any relevant [[metadata]] such as the [[filename]], file size, and [[timestamp]].

File transfer protocols usually operate on top of a lower-level protocol in a [[protocol stack]]. For example, the [[FTP|Internet FTP]] protocol operates as the topmost layer of the [[TCP/IP stack]], whereas [[XMODEM]], [[YMODEM]], and [[ZMODEM]] typically operate [[modem]]-to-modem across a serial protocol such as [[V.92]].

==List of file transfer protocols==

===Primarily used with [[TCP/IP]]===

*[[FTAM]]

*[[FTP]]

*[[HTTP]]

*[[rcp]]

*[[SSH file transfer protocol]]

*[[Secure copy]]

*[[Simple File Transfer Protocol]]

===Primarily used with [[UDP]]===

*[[Trivial File Transfer Protocol]]

===Primarily used with direct [[modem]] connections===

*[[Kermit]]

*[[MODEM7]]

*[[Punter (protocol)|Punter family]]:

**[[C1 (protocol)|C1]]

**[[C2 (protocol)|C2]]

**[[Multi-Punter]]

#REDIRECT **[[FilePET Transfer Protocol]]

*[[UUCP]]

*[[WXmodem]]

*[[XMODEM]]

*[[YMODEM]]

*[[YMODEM-G]]

*[[ZMODEM]]

==See also==

*[[Protocol (computing)]]

*[[Communications protocol]]

*[[Bulletin board system]]

*[[List of network protocols]]

==External links==

*[http://www.omen.com/zmdmev.html Evolution and Selection of File Transfer Protocols by Chuck Forsberg]