-<tt>bin</tt>: Binary


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-bin: Binary

bin
is used when transferring binary files. File containing binary code include compiled programs, commands, tar files (file.tar), compressed files.

The response to this command is

Type set to I.


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Fri Feb 17 15:55:40 EST 1995